Events in Brasília History
- 1960-04-21 Brasilia becomes capital of Brazil
Cathedral of Brasília
1970-05-31 Cathedral of Brasília, designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer is dedicated in the Brazilian capital Brasília
Famous People from Brasília
Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012)
1907-12-15 Brazilian architect (Brasilia), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1914-03-18 César Guerra-Peixe, Brazilian violinist and composer (Brasilia Symphony), born in Petrópolis, Brazil (d. 1993)
- 1974-07-05 Márcio Amoroso, Brazilian soccer forward (19 caps; Udinese, Parma, Borussia Dortmund), born in Brasília, Brazil
- 1977-01-22 Simone Menezes, Brazilian-Italian orchestra conductor, born in Brasilia, Brazil
- 1977-03-27 Vitor Meira, Brazilian auto racer who was runner-up Indianapolis 500 in 2005, 08, born in Brasilia, Brazil
Adriana Lima
Alessandra Ambrosio
Ayrton Senna
Chico Mendes
Dilma Rousseff
Domitila de Castro