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Brasilia

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Bra·sí·lia  (br-zly)
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.
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Noun1.BrasiliaBrasilia - the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960
Brazilian capital, capital of Brazil
Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil - the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
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Brasilia [brəˈzɪlɪə] n → Brasilia
Brasilia [brəˈzɪlɪə] n → Brasilia
Brasilia [brəˈzɪlɪə] n → Brasilia nt
Brasilia [brəˈzɪljə] n → Brasilia


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Gol 737-800/ExcelAire Legacy 600 accident investigators released a report last week indicating that the Legacy pilots, who have been detained at a Rio de Janeiro hotel since the September collision, attempted to contact Brasilia air traffic control 19 times in the 8 min.
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Tropical Medicine Foundation of Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; ([dagger]) Amazonas State University, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; ([double dagger]) Nilton Lins University Center, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; ([section]) University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil; ([paragraph]) Health Surveillance Foundation, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; (#) Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil; and ** Evandro Chagas Institute, Belem, Para, Brazil
Human hantavirus infection, Brazilian Amazon by Mourao, Maria Paula Gomes / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Crowned by a soaring vault of concrete and glass, Oscar Niemeyer's cathedral for Brasilia is one of the more modern examples of Christian church building from The House of God, Edward Norman, London: Thames & Hudson, 2005, [pounds sterling]18.
The House of God by The Architectural Review
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