Old Dream. The dream of a new capital to replace old Rio precedes Brazil’s independence from Portugal in 1822. But it is uniquely Kubitschek’s accomplishment, for until he set up the ...

who has lambasted the left on social media and announced plans to launch an attack on Brazil’s capital in a plot to preserve “freedom.” “Are we going to play,” he posted before the bombings.

A bomb threat in the capital was even reported in the lead-up to the inauguration. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the January 8 ...

The Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), which means the First Capital ... the Carandiru Penitentiary and 111 prisoners were killed. Brazil’s prison system is noted for its severe overcrowding ...