[bruh-zil-yuh; Port. brah-zeel-yuh] 
| a city in and the capital of Brazil, on the central plateau. 411,505. |
| Bra·sí·lia (brə-zĭl'yə) The capital of Brazil, in the central plateau northwest of Rio de Janeiro. The city, laid out in the shape of an airplane, was officially inaugurated in 1960. Population: 2,230,000. |
Capital of Brazil, located in its central highlands.
Note: One of the newest cities in the world, Brasilia was inaugurated in 1960 to replace Rio de Janeiro as Brazil's capital. The Brazilian government moved the capital in an effort to promote development in central Brazil. In less than thirty years, its population had grown to over a million inhabitants.
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