Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek slashed a ribbon to open Brasília, inst

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Brasilia Inaugurated: Brazil Moves Its Capital to the Middle of Nowhere

Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek slashed a ribbon to open Brasília, instantly shifting the nation's political heart from the coast to the interior highlands. This bold relocation forced the federal government to abandon Rio de Janeiro and established a modernist capital designed to accelerate development deep into Brazil's hinterlands.

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