Brazil 2014 - Host Cities: Brasília

Summary (from wikipedia)

Brasília is the capital of Brazil and the seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located along the Brazilian Highlands on the country's Central-West region. It was founded on April 21, 1960, to serve as the new national capital. Brasília had an estimated population of 2,789,761 in 2013, making it the 4th most populous city in Brazil.Among major Latin American cities, Brasília has the highest GDP per capita.

Brasília was planned and developed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer in 1956 in order to move the capital from Rio de Janeiro to a more central position. The landscape architect was Roberto Burle Marx. The city's design divides it into numbered blocks as well as sectors for specified activities, such as the Hotel Sector, the Banking Sector and the Embassy Sector. Brasília was chosen as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its modernist architecture.

The city has a unique status in Brazil, as it is an administrative division rather than a legal municipality like other cities in Brazil. Nationally, the term is almost always used synonymously with the Federal District, which constitutes an indivisible Federative Unit, analogous to a state. Several "satellite cities" are also part of the Federal District.

The centers of all three branches of the federal government of Brazil are in Brasília, including the Congress, President, and Supreme Court. The city also hosts 124 foreign embassies. Brasília International Airport connects the capital to all major Brazilian cities and many international destinations, and is the third busiest airport in Brazil.

Stadium

National Stadium of Brasilia Mane Garrincha , also known as National Mane Garrincha Stadium , National Stadium of Brasilia , Mane Garrincha Arena or simply Mane Garrincha , is a Brazilian football stadium and multipurpose arena , located in Brasilia , Federal District . The stadium is just one of several structures that comprise the Multipurpose Sports Complex Ayrton Senna , which also encompasses the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium and the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet Brasília , among others . Opened in 1974 , the stadium had a total capacity of 45,200 people. After the reform of 2010-2013 , its capacity was increased to 72,788 people , making it the second largest stadium in Brazil and one of the largest in Latin America , second only to the Maracanã .

Before the reconstruction of the stadium , Brasília did not have any place considered fully able to host large events . These , when they occurred , were held in makeshift areas , such as the median of the Esplanade of Ministries and the stadium parking lot 11 . Currently he is no longer allowed for cultural events in the stadium parking lot or in the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium , except where the interest of administration

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