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The 22 pages that link to Brasília, each with the reason it gives.

• Rio de JaneiroCompared with: Brasília’s purpose-built government center contrasts with Rio’s inherited colonial and imperial urban core.

• CanberraCompared with: Like Canberra, Brasília was built as a purpose-designed national capital rather than growing from an older city.

• São PauloCompared with: Brasília concentrates political power, while São Paulo dominates commerce and industry.

• Capital cityBroader topic: Its construction shows how a government can establish a new capital to redirect national development.

• Planned cityBroader topic: Its monumental plan makes the ambitions and limits of a purpose-built capital especially visible.

• AnkaraCompared with: Like Ankara, Brasília replaced a larger historic city as the national capital, though it was purpose-built.

• Urbanization in BrazilBroader topic: Its construction redirected settlement and investment toward the central plateau.

• Oscar NiemeyerRelated: Niemeyer designed many of its principal civic buildings, giving the new capital a distinctive monumental image.

• Juscelino KubitschekBroader topic: Kubitschek made the new capital the most visible achievement of his presidency.

• AstanaRelated: It offers a prominent comparison for a purpose-built national capital.

• Block (urban planning)Broader topic: Its superblocks demonstrate a large-scale alternative to the conventional street-bounded block.

• Brazilian HighlandsBroader topic: Its inland location reflects government efforts to develop the central highlands.

• Lúcio CostaBroader topic: The city Costa planned gives his most consequential design its built form.

• Fourth Brazilian RepublicBroader topic: Its construction embodied Kubitschek’s developmental vision and became a landmark of the republic.

• Jatiya Sangsad BhabanCompared with: Niemeyer’s sculptural government architecture provides a distinct modernist vision of national identity.

• NaypyidawCompared with: Like Naypyidaw, Brasília was built inland as a planned national capital.

• YamoussoukroCompared with: Brasília offers a comparison with a capital relocation that transferred national institutions more comprehensively.

• GoiâniaRelated: Its later construction strengthened the network of planned cities and transport links around Goiânia.

• Central-West RegionBroader topic: Its location made the Central-West the seat of Brazil’s federal government.

• CuiabáCompared with: Brasília is a purpose-built national capital, unlike Cuiabá’s colonial origins.

• History of Rio de JaneiroCompared with: The transfer of government to Brasília ended Rio’s long tenure as national capital.

• National Congress PalaceRelated: The palace anchors the capital’s governmental district.