Become a member and save up to 29% on your program registration price! Join today If you are already a member, log in to access your member price. Brasilia, the Utopian Capital of Brazil UNESCO World Heritage Sites Evening Lecture/Seminar Wednesday, October 14, 2026 - 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. ET Code: 1J0579 Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Registration Options $25 Member $35 Gen. Admission Log in to register for this program or to add it to your wishlist! Log in Resize text National Congress Palace in Brasilia Built from scratch in the 1950s, the Modernist city of Brasilia was designed to express new ideas about urban living and city planning while relocating the national capital from the coast to a more centrally positioned site in the Brazilian highlands. Historian Justin M. Jacobs surveys Brasilia’s carefully designed downtown landscapes and creative solutions to urban housing, all meant to synchronize in harmony with one another and provide a progressive model for a better world. Additional UNESCO World Heritage Sites Programs July 22: Herculaneum and Pompeii August 19: The Sacred Buddhist Landscape of Bagan September 16: Samarra and the Abbasid Caliphate November 4: Virunga National Park General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.
