Brasilia - a City Shaped Like an Airplane Don't put anything here Page Content Page Name (for URL) Don't put anything here Page Title Breadcrumb Text I was preparing a talk and wanted to include in it a few images of Brasilia (the new hyper-modern capital of Brazil inaugurated in 1960) that would illustrate Brazil's drive towards modernization in 1950s and 1960s. I have heard many times that Brasilia was designed to look like an airplane from above, but I have never seen a good map of Brasilia before. As I learned recently, however, Google Maps now offer great coverage of Brazil, so I indeed found a map. Brazilia has grown since and the airplane-shaped downtown may be hard to spot, so I did a bit of gimp work to make it more visible: <center><img src="/etc/brasilia-airplane.png"/></center> Don't put anything here Advanced Fields Category 2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014E. AsiaE. EuropeL's FamilyL's FriendsN. AmericaN. EuropeS. AmericaS. AsiaW. EuropeY & LY's FamilyY's Friends Prototype Redirect Permissions0 Actions Config Markup Module HTML/Meta/Keywords HTML/Meta/Description Save Hook HTML Fields Main Head Body Header Menu Logo Page Content Template Sidebar Footer Tags Allowed for XSSFilter HTTP Fields Cache-Control Expires Guru Fields Templates Translations Fields Edit UI Admin Edit UI Don't put anything here A summary of your changes Edit Summary Don't put anything here Don't put anything here save preview cancel
