Timeline of Brasília
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Brasília, Federal District, Brazil.
20th century
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- 1957 – City construction begins.[1]
- 1958 – Palácio da Alvorada built.
- 1960
- 21 April: Brasília inaugurated.
- Population: 141,742.
- Base Hospital of the Federal District and Palácio do Planalto open.
- Correio Braziliense newspaper begins publication.[2]
- Catholic Diocese of Brasília established.
- 1961 – University of Brasília established.
- 1966 – Martins Pena Theater opens.
- 1967 – Brasilia TV Tower erected.
- 1970
- Cathedral of Brasília and Itamaraty Palace inaugurated.
- Population: 272,002.[3]
- 1971
- Conjunto Nacional shopping mall in business.
- Brasília Airport terminal built.
- 1972 – Jornal de Brasília newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1973 – Nilson Nelson Gymnasium built.
- 1974 – Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha (stadium) and Brasília Autodrome open.
- 1975 – Brasília FC (football club) formed.
- 1977 – Palácio do Jaburu inaugurated.
- 1978 – Hospital Daher founded.
- 1980 – Population: 1,203,333.
- 1983 – ParkShopping mall in business.
- 1986 – City joins the União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas.[4]
- 1991 – Population: 1,598,415.[5]
- 1997 – August: Squatter unrest.[6]
- 1999 – Centro de Futebol Zico de Brasília Sociedade Esportiva (football team) formed.
- 2000
- Population: 2,043,169.
- Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil opens.
21st century
- 2001 – Federal District Metro begins operating.
- 2002 – Juscelino Kubitschek bridge built.
- 2006
- Cultural Complex of the Republic inaugurated.
- Legião FC (football team) formed.
- 2007 – Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation headquartered in Brasília.
- 2010
- April: International 2nd BRIC summit held in city.
- Population: 2,570,160.[5]
- 2012 – Brasília Digital TV Tower erected.
References
- ↑ Robert M. Levine (2003). "Timeline of Historical Events". History of Brazil. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4039-6255-3.
- 1 2 "Brazil: Directory". Europa World Year Book 2003. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
- ↑ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Membros: Brasilia". Uccla.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- 1 2 "Tabela 1.6 – População nos Censos Demográficos, segundo os municípios das capitais – 1872/2010", Sinopse do Censo Demografico 2010 (in Portuguese), Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, retrieved 5 September 2018
- ↑ Europa Publications (2003). "Brazil". Political Chronology of the Americas. Routledge. p. 32+. ISBN 978-1-135-35653-8.
External links
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- Map of Brasilia, 1982