Timeline of Brasília

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Brasília, Federal District, Brazil.

20th century

• 1957 - City construction begins.[1]
• 1958 - Palácio da Alvorada built.
• 1960
  • 21 April: Brasília inaugurated.
  • Population: 141,742.
  • Hospital de Base 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 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.[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 - Brasília 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

1. Robert M. Levine (2003). "Timeline of Historical Events". History of Brazil. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4039-6255-3.
2. "Brazil: Directory". Europa World Year Book 2003. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
3. 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.
4. "Membros: Brasilia". Uccla.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 November 2017.
5. "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
6. Europa Publications (2003). "Brazil". Political Chronology of the Americas. Routledge. p. 32+. ISBN 978-1-135-35653-8.

This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.

External links

• Map of Brasilia, 1982