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Definition of Capital of brazil
1. Noun. The capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960.
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic Of Brazil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capital Of Brazil
Literary usage of Capital of brazil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Account of the European Settlements in America: Containing an Accurate by Edmund Burke, William Burke (1808)
"IV. Regulation of the Portuguese trade.—The description of St. Salvador, the
capital of Brazil.—The fleets for that city. ..."
2. Notices of Brazil in 1828 and 1829 by Robert Walsh (1831)
"Rio made the Capital of Brazil.— ' Idea of removing the Seat of Government from
Portugal entertained by Pombal.— Revived and carried into Effect. ..."
3. Equatorial America: Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique by Maturin Murray Ballou (1892)
"Former Capital of Brazil. -> Whaling Interests. — Beautiful Panorama. — Tramways.
— No Color Line Here. — The Sedan Chair. — Feather Flowers. ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... that Santos and Rio Orando have become more independent) Rio de Janeiro is
the commercial as well as the political capital of Brazil is evident from the ..."
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The city of Rio de Janeiro was proclaimed the capital of Brazil in 1763. After the
empire was established, the imperial chapel near the palace was selected ..."
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