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Lúcio Costa and Oscar Neimeyer designed the new Brazilian capital as a plane in flight, with the nation's bureaucrats living in its wings and working in its fuselage. It is meant for traversal by car rather than by foot, and its strict, neat zones offer little nightlife.
 
But does '''BrasiliaBrasília''', as Kubitschek intended, represent Brazil? No, not nearly, nor is it equitable to say that Brazil should conform to its vaporous standard. But '''BrasiliaBrasília''' is a dream made real in clean lines, and from one dream fulfilled, others follow easier.
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