Brasília
Planned capital of Brazil, founded in 1960.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Is The Line Really Dead? | The B1M | backdrop | The precedent for a showpiece capital built from scratch. |
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Is The Line Really Dead? — The B1M (2025)
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This is Brasília. Founded in 1960, it replaced Rio de Janeiro as Brazil’s capital.
- Role: backdrop
- In the video: The video uses Brasília, founded in 1960 to replace Rio de Janeiro as capital and laid out like an aeroplane, as the precedent for a city built from nothing in a remote place as a symbol of a nation’s future.
- Why it matters: The comparison frames The Line as nation-building theatre as much as urbanism.