Brasilia, Brazil
Brasilia is the capital of the country carrying the same name. The city is an architectural achievement, a newly built city which would symbolize the independance of the state from the Portuguese and would contain all the governmental institutions and the highest courts in the country. It is now the fourth largest city in the country and is a major financial and business centre for South America.
The city was built in the 18th century and the main flows of population followed immediately after pronouncing the city for the capital of Brazil. The city is not only the major governmental location, but also home to the legislative and judiciary branches headquarters. The city hasn’t developed naturally over the ages since it is a relatively new one and its development has been largely administrative where industry is weakly developed.
The city is famous for its innovative architecture. As the most modern Brazilian city, Brasilia has been developed on the foundations of modernism, following European architectural trends and the later development of the city during the 20th century led to quite extraordinary external and internal design creations, not to mention have complied with environmental concerns such as cutting back on fossil fuel use in buildings like heating oil (such as the Bank of Brazil headquarters or the several memorials across the city).
The administrative function of the city, as it has been already mentioned, is the main reason for the existance of the city. However, the capital is quite important cultural centre. It can offer visitors some of the most spectaculat creations of the modern Brasilian Art and familiarise them with the new approaches in the South American arts. The several large museums and galleries would contribute to the overall experience since except for the amazing architecture, a person can explore the magnificence and the surprisingly advanced Brasilian art.
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