Brasilia, Brazil Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Imagine what it would be like touching down on another planet, and you’ll have some idea of what confronts you when you first arrive in BRASÍLIA : there is a clinical, science-fiction logic at work in the city. Other visitors have had less kind things to say about the city. Simone de Beauvoir, visiting in 1963 with Jean-Paul Sartre in tow, described the place as “elegant monotony”, while the Royal Institute of British Architects poked fun by renaming Brasília “The Moon’s Backside”. The city was intended for a population of half a million by the year 2000. However, … more »