Brasília, capital of dreams
Some say that Brasília was born
of a dream by Juscelino Kubitschek.
Others prefer to believe it came from
a prophetic dream by Dom Bosco.
But the truth of the matter is that the
dream had been shared by thousands
of Brazilians since the beginning of
Brazil’s history.
The first records about building a
capital away from the coast date back
from 1549. However, the construction
of the new capital only became
part of the Constitution after the
proclamation of the Republic in 1891.
Much discussion occurred after
that. Several expeditions were sent
to the interior in order to mark out
the land suitable for the location of
the new capital. But the dream only
started to take place with the visionary
Kubitschek, elected president of Brazil
in 1955VÍDEO
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PALÁCIO DO CONGRESSO NACIONAL
Facing, on the one hand, the
extreme opposition of Carlos Lacerda
and on the other hand a tight schedule
for building the city, JK launched
into the Cerrado. With the help of the
great masters Oscar Niemeyer and
Lucio Costa, along with thousands
of candangos, he overcame the
improbable: on April 1960 the capital
was inaugurated.
On that Thursday morning, at 9:30
am, the Legislative Power was given
a new headquarters: The National
Congress Palace.
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