Editing Brasília (section)

=== Construction ===
[[Juscelino Kubitschek]], president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961, ordered Brasília's construction, fulfilling the promise of the Constitution and his own political campaign promise. Building Brasília was part of Juscelino's "fifty years of prosperity in five" plan. Already in 1892, the astronomer [[Louis Cruls]], in the service of the Brazilian government, had investigated the site for the future capital. [[Lúcio Costa]] won a contest and was the main urban planner<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20632277 |title=Niemeyer's Brasilia: Does it work as a city? |first=Robin |last=Banerji |publisher=BBC News |date=7 December 2012 |access-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930234539/https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20632277 |archive-date=30 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> in 1957, with 5550 people competing. [[Oscar Niemeyer]] was the chief architect of most public buildings, [[Joaquim Cardozo]] was the [[Structural engineering|structural engineer]], and [[Roberto Burle Marx]] was the [[Landscape architecture|landscape designer]]. Brasília was built in 41 months, from 1956 to 21 April 1960, when it was officially inaugurated.

{{wide image|BSB 02 2013 Eixo Monumental 5884.JPG|800px|align-cap=center|Aerial view of downtown Brasília (Pilot Plan) along the [[Monumental Axis]], especially the new [[Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha|Mane Garrincha Stadium]] (left), the [[National Congress of Brazil|National Congress]] and the [[Praça dos Três Poderes|Three Powers Plaza]] (right). The entire residential area of North Wing (''Asa Norte'') is seen in the middle of the image.}}