It is a capital of ex nihilo in the centre of the country in 1956 an it was a landmark in the history of town planning.

Urban planner Lucio Costa and architect Oscar Niemeyer aspired that every element – from the layout of the residential and administrative districts (often compared to the shape of a bird in flight) to the symmetry of the buildings themselves.It should be in harmony with the city’s entire design.

The official buildings, in particular, are innovative and classical.