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Brasília: Planejamento Urbano

1964 · 15 min

A dry, orderly mid-century civic documentary that walks you through urban plans and buildings with calm instructional patience.

Directed by
Fernando Coni Campos
Genres
Documentary
Overview
The planning of the city, linking its architecture to its topography and the reasons that allow it to have normal and continuous traffic, eliminating the circulation problems of all major cities. Details of the buildings destined for the Government, the residences and the commerce. (Brazilian Cinematheque)

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Directed by
Fernando Coni Campos
Genres
Documentary
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Fernando Coni Campos
    Written by
    Fernando Coni Campos, Maria Elisa Costa
    Runtime
    15 min
    Country
    Brazil
    Languages
    Portuguese

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