KIDS QUIZ
COUNTRIES AND CAPITALS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Brasilia
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Buenos Aires
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Bogota
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Quito
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Georgetown
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1960, Brazil moved their capital city from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia with the intention to revive national pride by building a modern, 21st-century city and uniting the Brazilian people by placing the city at the center of the nation, thereby opening central territories to potential economic development.
Detailed explanation-2: -Brasília was a planned city developed by Lúcio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer and Joaquim Cardozo in 1956 in a scheme to move the capital from Rio de Janeiro to a more central location.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did Brazil change their capital from Rio to Brasilia? Rio de Janeiro was Brazilian second capital. The city lost its position in 1960 to the city of Brasilia. Read the text and find out the details of this transition and why it happened.