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US
/bɹəˈsɪɫjə, bɹəˈzɪɫjə/
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NOUN
- the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960
How To Use Brasilia In A Sentence
- Other birds that utilize this ecoregion are yellow-crowned night-heron (Nyctanassa violacea), neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus), yucatan parrot (Amazona xantholora), Yucatán bobwhite (Colinus nigrogularis), and zenaida dove (Zenaida aurita). Petenes mangroves
- Judging from what I saw in Brasilia, these hopes are not unfounded. Nikolas Kozloff: Part III: What Is the Brazilian Brand?
- The exhibit at 1500 Gallery shows photojournalism from the heady 1950s when the instant city of Brasilia rose up out of the South American desert draws distinct parallels between then and now. J. Michael Welton: Toward an Instant City
- A modern and sprawling city which sports imposing government monuments reminiscent of the Washington Mall, Brasilia is also home to the nation's Upper Electoral Court overseeing the nation's presidential election. Nikolas Kozloff: Part III: What Is the Brazilian Brand?
- O senhor, ilustre deputado, declarou que (que se abram as aspas) quer dizer que agora eu venho a Brasília e minha mulher fica lá? Global Voices in English » Brazil: Fly me to the moon with public money
- Brasilia warned it would not relinquish command of UN forces in Haiti, and Paris complained the airport had become a US "annexe", exposing a brewing power struggle amid the global relief effort. ... An Englishman's Castle
- Remembered for knocking out Josh Koscheck in his UFC debut, Paulo Thiago (fighting out of Brasilia, Brazil) has copiousness of intensity as well as an 11-1 veteran jot down to go with it. UFC Confirms Remaining Bouts For UFC 106 - [Blog]
- The rainforest trek begins on November 4 in a national park to the north of Brasilia, the capital city.
- The endemics include the highly threatened blue-eyed ground dove (Columbina cyanopis, CR), the Minas Gerais tyrannulet (Phylloscartes roquettei, CR), known only from three areas in the São Francisco valley in north and central Minas Gerais, and the Brasília tapaculo (Scytalopus novacapitalis), a passerine that is found only in a few populations in gallery forest remnants near Brasilia, and a few locations in Minas Gerais, including the Serra da Canastra National Park. Biological diversity in the Cerrado
- One voter in Brasilia summed up the mood — "Politicians have lost credibility," he complained.