What is the name of the capital city of Brazil?
Q: What is the name of the capital city of Brazil?
A: The capital city of Brazil is Brasília (bɾaˈziliɐ).
Q: How many people live in Brasília?
A: According to the 2008 IBGE estimate, about 2,557,000 people live in Brasília. The metropolitan area has a population of 3,599,000.
Q: What are residents of Brasília known as?
A: Residents of Brasília are known as brasilienses or candangos.
Q: What does "Brasília" usually refer to in local usage?
A: In local usage, "Brasília" usually refers only to the First Administrative Region within the Distrito Federal (Federal District), where the most important government buildings are located.
Q: Is Brasília a legal municipality like other cities in Brazil?
A: No, Brasília has a unique status in Brazil as it is an administrative division rather than a legal municipality like nearly all other cities in Brazil.
Q: What does the plan for residential buildings around expansive urban areas include?
A: The plan for residential buildings around expansive urban areas includes large avenues and divides the city into sectors with different purposes such as accommodation and tourism.
Q: What is located at the center of Brasilia?
A: At the center of Brasilia is an artificial lake called Lake Paranoá.
