Contrary to popular belief, neither Sao Paulo nor Rio de Janeiro is the capital of Brazil.  The caplital is, in fact, Brasilia, located in the middle of the country.  Other than being the capital, Brasilia is known for its incredible futuristic architecture from Brazilian über-architect Oscar Niemeyer.  The space-age looking buildings are straight out of a science fiction movie, and have held legendary status since their original construction in the 1950´s.

Recently, one of the final buildings from the master plan, the Brazilian National Museum, was completed and hosted the 2nd Biennial of Brazilian Design.

In honor of this new building, and the biennial, I am posting some images of the future-city (remember the original buildings of the city were constructed in only  years).  For an interesting TIME article from 1958, click HERE.