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Brasilia __ You will find a collection of click-to-enlarge photos and a good text overview of the subject matter. - illustrated - From arcspace.com - http://www.arcspace.com/architects/Niemeyer/ 

Brasilia __ "Building the city begun in 1956 with Lúcio Costa as the principal urban planner and Oscar Niemeyer as the principal architect. In 1960, it formally became Brazil's capital. When seen from above, the city's shape resembles an airplane or a butterfly." Encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - From Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasilia

Brasilia Airport - Airport Fact Sheet __ You will find basic airport information and flight times. - From farecompare.com - http://www.farecompare.com/flights/Brasilia_Airport-BSB/airport.html

Brasilia, Brazil News - Topix __ "Local news for Brasilia, Brazil continually updated from thousands of sources on the web." - From topix.net - http://www.topix.net/br/brasilia

Brasília Buildings, Real Estate, Architecture, Skyscrapers and ... __ "Brasilia was constructed between 1956 and 1960, during the government of President Juscelino Kubitschek. It was inaugurated, as Brazil's new capital, on April 21, 1960. Its master plan ("Plano Piloto") was conceived by Lucio Costa, and its major buildings were designed by Oscar Niemeyer." See photos of Brasilia buildings, learn what companies are located there, you will find general pictures of Brasilia scenes. - illustrated - From emporis.com - http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/?id=101081

Brasilia - capital city of Brazil __ "Brasilia is not only a planned city. It is a planned capital.
Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, was inaugurated on April 22nd 1960, in the central area of the country. Just five years before, the area resembled a desert, with no people, scarce water, few animals and plants." You will find a lot of information about the city including Brasilia photos and maps. - illustrated - from aboutbrasilia.com - http://www.aboutbrasilia.com/

Brasilia Fast Facts __ From airport information to holidays and from religion to health risks and more, you will find it here in this quick look at information a person may want to know before visiting. - From worldroom.com - http://www.worldroom.com/pages/cg_brasilia/fastfacts/brasilia_fastfacts.phtml#airport 

Brasilia Home Page __ "This page on Brasília examines some of the reasons why Brasília was built and describes what has come of this modernist city since it was completed in 1960." You will find discussion of four topics related to the city. - From unknown/Macalester College - http://www.macalester.edu/courses/geog61/jmoersch/geography.html 
 
Brasilia: living within modernist standards __ An essay about life in Brasilia. - illustrated - From Marcio N. de Oliveira - http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/3836/bsb2.html

Brasilia Map, Map of Brasilia __ "Here you will find a treasure of information with regard to map of Brasilia as well as a wealth of information on the subject of Brasilia maps." - From infohub.com - http://www.infohub.com/Maps/brasilia_map_618.html 

Brasilia Map - Satellite Images of Brasilia __ "Google maps Brasilia gazetteer. Complete list of google satellite map locations in Brasilia, Brazil." - From maplandia.com - http://www.maplandia.com/brazil/goias/brasilia/brasilia/

Brasilia Medical Resources __ "The American Embassy ... assumes no responsibility for the professional ability or reputation of the persons or medical facilities whose names appear on the following list." A list of physicians and medical institutions which may come in handy whether you are an American, or not. - From US Embassy - http://www.embaixada-americana.org.br/index.php?action=materia&id=957&submenu=8&itemmenu=58

Brasilia Photos __ Here are galleries of click-to-enlarge photo images, pictures of Brasilia. - illustrated - From trekearth.com - http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/South_America/Brazil/Center-West/Distrito_Federal/Brasilia/  

Brasilia pictures, Brasilia images __ "Here you will find a treasure of information with regard to the pictures of Brasilia as well as a wealth of information on the subject of Brasilia images and photos." - From infohub.com - http://www.infohub.com/pictures/images_brasilia_618.html

Brasilia travel guide __ Open source travel guide to Brasilia, featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, travel tips and more. - illustrated - From wikitravel.org - http://wikitravel.org/en/Brasilia

Brasilia travel guide __ You will find information on Brasilia travel, including photos of Brasilia and reviews. - illustrated - from world66.com - http://www.world66.com/southamerica/brazil/brasilia

Brasília Travel Guide - Brasília Vacations __ "The best Brasília, Brazil travel tips, reviews and photos, posted by real travelers. Research, plan and ..." - illustrated - From virtualtourist.com - http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/South_America/Brazil/Distrito_Federal/Brasilia-1525191/TravelGuide-Brasilia.html

Brasilia - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports __ Brasilia was made a World Heritage Site because it is one of the major examples 20th century modern movement in architecture and urban planning. - illustrated - From worldheritagesite.org - http://www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/brasilia.html

 

The city of BRASILIA __ History, visitor information, photos of the city's construction, geography, weather and much more. A good introduction to the city. - illustrated - from Augusto C. B. Areal - http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/3416/

Federal District __ "Under the deep blue sky of Brazil's central plateau, Brasília was built in two thousand days to be the nation's focus of power." You will find a good overview of Brasilia, its history and much more. - illustrated - From mre.gov.br - http://www.mre.gov.br/cdbrasil/itamaraty/web/ingles/divpol/centro/df/apresent/

The History of Brasilia - Index __ You will find several click-to-read articles about the city and a section of important documents. - From infobrasilia.com. - http://www.infobrasilia.com.br/bsb_h1i.htm#History 

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