National Congress buildings, Eixo Monumental, Brasilia: the Federal Senate on the left, the Towers of Congress in the centre, and the Chamber of Deputies on the right

NOTES: The city of Brasilia was planned and developed in 1956 with Lucio Costa as chief urban planner and Oscar Niemeyer as principal architect. It formally became the capital of Brazil in 1960 and is the seat of all three branches of the Brazilian government.