Brasilia
Also known as Pilot Plan of Brasília
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iv).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Brazil
Inscribed
1987
Area
11,269 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Brasilia is about 4 km east of Brasília. The nearest other World Heritage site is Peruaçu River Canyon, about 210 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Brasília · about 3,717,000 peopleabout 4 km west
- Formosa · about 81,000 peopleabout 65 km north-east
- Cristalina · about 37,000 peopleabout 110 km south
- Anápolis · about 320,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
- Goianésia · about 48,000 peopleabout 140 km west
- Niquelândia · about 28,000 peopleabout 160 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BrazilNatural209 km away
BrazilCultural241 km away
BrazilNatural423 km away
BrazilCultural530 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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