The Invention of Brasilia

A modernist capital, from the geological formation of the Central Plateau to the present day, passing through the saga of its construction. Brasília is the result of a genius generation that wished to recreate Brazil, then still archaic, slave and colonial, in a modern, authentic and utopian Brazil.

• Renato BarbieriDirector

• Lúcio CostaSelf (archive footage)
• Fernanda MontenegroHimself
• Oscar NiemeyerSelf (archive footage)