Abstract:
Brasilia, Brazil's capital was officially
inaugurated on April 21, 1960. Past fifty years
of the event, this article seeks to rescue key
moments in the history of the city, the Master
Plan1 contest won by urban planner Lucio
Costa in 1957 until the establishment of the
great metropolis, today. Presented as a great
historical overview, the text also shows some
possible relations between the colonial
experience of Brazil and that of India and Sri Lanka.
