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Why Did Brazil Move its Capital from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília in 1960?

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In 1960 Brazil moved its capital from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia, which had been purpose built in just four years. Relocating the capital to the interior of Brazil was a long-standing goal of the Brazilian government, but in the mid-1950s a newly elected Brazilian government decided to act because Rio de Janeiro had become so overpopulated that it could not effectively serve as the capital. The construction of Brasilia deep in the interior of Br…
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TheCollector broke the news in on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
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