"Cities Around the World" 
By Shanna Henderson
 

Exploring St. Thomas and Rio de Janeiro


Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Geographic Information About Brasilia

 
1. City - Rio de Janiero
2. Country - Brazil
3. Continent - South America
4. Population - 
5. Description - Rio de Janiero lies on Brazil's Atlantic Coast, close to the Tropic of Capricorn, where the shoreline is oriented east-west, the city facing south. Rio de Janeiro is well known for the beauty of its beaches and of its peaks , ridges, and hills.
Interesting Facts About Rio de Janiero

Brasilia was planned and constructed in the late 50's and early 60's during government of President Juscelino Kubitscheck.  The city has pleasant climate most of the year, not too hot and not too cold.

The people of Brasilia include both foreigners and Brazilians.The population has grown since its beginning in the 1950's.  By the mid-1990s there were more than 1,700,000 residents in the Federal District. 

Brasilia was designed by a Brazilian named Lúcio Costa.  The layout of the city resembles a jetliner in shape. A long center city's main axis made up of offices of the national government.  The “wings” contain blocks of residential apartment buildings. At one end of the city is the Plaza of the Three Powers, which is made up of an underground cathedral.  Most of the city's major buildings, were designed by the noted Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.

 
 

St. Thomas, U.S  Virgin Islands

Geographical Information about St. Thomas

 
1. CitySt. Thomas
2. CountryUnited States Virgin Islands
3. ContinentAmerica
4. Population of city
5. Describe how your city looks in 2 or more sentencesChief Island of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the eastern Caribbean, 40 miles east of Puerto Rico. The island is volcanic, and chain of rigged hills with little vegetation.
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