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 [pt] 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 [pt].^[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 Brasilia.
2010
- April: International 2nd BRIC summit held in city.
- Population: 2,570,160.^[5]
2012 - Brasilia Digital TV Tower erected.

References

^ Robert M. Levine (2003). "Timeline of Historical Events". History of Brazil. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4039-6255-3.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.

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Map of Brasilia, 1982

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