Brasilia - a City Shaped Like an Airplane Don't put anything here Page Content Don't put anything here Page Name (for URL) Don't put anything here Page Title Don't put anything here 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 A summary of your changes Edit Summary Don't put anything here save preview cancel