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Rio de Janeiro was once the capital of brazil then in 1950s the government built a new capital city brasilia locate the two cities why do you think the government moved the capital?
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Two main reasons:
1) Strategic reasons: Rio de Janeiro is on the coastline and they wanted to move the capital inland in case of an invasion. It is much easier to defend a capital inland because you have more time to prepare versus a capital that is on the shore.
2) to Develop the heart of Brazil. Until the construction of Brasilia, there wasn't anything there. The central region of Brazil was totally undeveloped as the population lived mostly along the coastline. They figure that if they moved the capital inland, people would move there and develop that area. They were proved right.!
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What city was formerly the capital of Brazil?
There are two old or former capital cities in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro was the capital from 1793 until 1960. Salvadorwas the first capital, from 1549 to 1793. Brasilia became the capital of Brazil on April 21, 1960.
Is Rio de Janeiro the capita of Brazil?
no, it's not. The capital of Brazil is Brasilia
What was the name of brazil old capital city?
Well, Salvador was the first capital of Brazil from 1549 to 1793, then Rio de Janeiro was the capital from 1793 until 1960.
What countries capital is Rio De Janeiro?
Rio de janeiro is a Brazilian city, but the capital of Brazil is Brasilia.
What was the capital of Brazil until Brasilia was completed?
Rio de Janeiro
Up to which year was Rio de Janeiro the capital of Brasilia?
Rio de Janeiro was the capital of Brazil from 1822-1960
What is that capital city of the Brazil?
The modern day capital of Brazil is Brasilia
What was Brazil's capital city before 1960?
First Salvador and then Rio de Janeiro were capitals of Brazil before the current capital city of Brasilia.Brasilia became the capital of Brazil on April 21, 1960. Rio de Janeiro was the capital from 1793 until 1960. Salvador was the first capital, from 1549 to 1793.
What is the capital of rio de janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is a city in Brazil, South America. It cannot have a capital as it is not a country. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil, not Rio de Janeiro.
When was Brazil's capital city moved to Brasilia?
On April 21, 1960, Brasilia became Brazil's capital city.. Rio de Janeiro was the capital from 1793 until 1960. Salvador was the first capital, from 1549 to 1793.
Which city was specially built to replace Rio de Janeiro as the capital of Brazil?
Brasilia, a new city in the interior of Brazil, was built to be the new capital, and replaced Rio de Janeiro in 1960.
What is Brazils capital city?
Brasilia is the capital of Brazil. In 1956, Juscelino Kubitschek de Olveira [September 12, 1902-August 22, 1976], who was President of Brazil, 1956-1961, ordered the building of Brasilia to fulfill an article in Brazil's constiution. Dating from 1891, the article stated that the capital should be moved from Rio de Janeiro to a more central location within the country. It took 41 months to build Brasilia, from 1956 to 1960. Brasilia officially was inaugurated as the capital on April 21, 1960.Brazil had two capital cities before finally settling on Brasilia. Rio de Janeiro was the capital from 1793 until 1960. Salvador was the first capital, from 1549 to 1793.Brazil capital is Brasilia. I know this because i had to do research on it for school.BrasiliaBrasilia
