BRASILIA — Fans from all around the world come to Brazil for soccer and tourism. Among the 12 venues for the FIFA World Cup, one is unique: Brasilia. Built 50 years ago in the country's central ...

Brasília is the capital of Brazil, serving as the seat of the government for the Federal District and the Federal Government.

Not a lot happens in Petropolis these days. A clutch of elegant buildings and some towering palm trees are the only reminders that this quiet town north of Rio was once the second-most powerful city ...

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I saw a great civilization rising on a plateau on the shores of a lake between the 15th and 20th parallels, a promised land of rich milk and honey blest. —João Bosco (1815-88), Brasilia’s patron saint ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Firefighters on Monday battled flames spreading through a national park in Brazil that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke. It's the latest wildfire in the country, which is experiencing ...

Oscar Niemeyer designed a metropolis where none had stood previously when he envisioned Brazil’s capital. Jonathan Glancey looks at the success rate of ‘new cities’. The view from high hotel windows ...

4 / 9Brasilia's Cathedral interior. The Cathedral, along with many major government buildings, was designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. AFP 5 / 9The Juscelino Kubitschek bridge designed by ...