KIDS QUIZ
COUNTRIES AND CAPITALS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Brasilia
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Sao Paulo
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Rio de Janeiro
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Porto Allegre
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Detailed explanation-1: -Brasilia’s geographically central location fostered a more regionally neutral federal capital. An article of the country’s first republican constitution, dated 1891, states that the capital should be moved from Rio de Janeiro to a place close to the country’s center.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Brasilia, the futuristic city inaugurated as Brazil’s capital on April 21, 1960. On April 21, 1960, Brazil inaugurated to great fanfare its new capital Brasilia, a futuristic city created out of nothing and boasting many architectural masterpieces.