When we think of Brazil we think of Rio de Janeiro But the capital of Brazil is not Rio de Janeiro. It is Brasilia. Brasilia is a new city in the center of Brazil. It is 600 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and far away from any other town.
For a long time, Brazilians wanted to have a capital in the center of the country. They wanted people to live in the center and not just by the ocean. In 1957, President Kubitschek decided to build the city.