Brasília in the Space Age
The atlas holds 16 people and 24 moments here, from 1957 to 2019. The most recorded lives are Sebastián Piñera, Néstor Kirchner and Manmohan Singh.
Notable people
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
in 2005
1 moment here
Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…
Alberto Fujimori
in 1998
1 moment here
Peruvian agricultural engineer, university rector, and president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. His presidency combined market reforms and…
Haile Selassie
in 1960
1 moment here
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…
Hebe Camargo
in 2011
1 moment here
Brazilian television host, singer, actress, and radio performer widely known as the “Queen of Brazilian Television.” Born in Taubaté, she moved to…
Jacques Chirac
in 2006
1 moment here
French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…
Jiang Zemin
in 1993
1 moment here
Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…
Jimmy Carter
in 1978
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
José Mujica
from 2010 to 2014
2 moments here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Li Keqiang
in 2015
1 moment here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…
Manmohan Singh
from 2006 to 2012
2 moments here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Mohamed Morsi
in 2013
1 moment here
Egyptian engineer, university professor, Muslim Brotherhood politician, and Egypt’s fifth president, serving from 2012 until his removal in July…
Néstor Kirchner
from 2003 to 2006
3 moments here
Argentine lawyer and Peronist politician. Kirchner was mayor of Río Gallegos, governor of Santa Cruz Province, president of Argentina from 2003 to…
Olav V
in 1967
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Oscar Niemeyer
in 1957
1 moment here
Brazilian modernist architect whose career ranged from early work in Rio de Janeiro and New York to Brasília, Paris exile, and later international…
Ronald Reagan
in 1982
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Sebastián Piñera
from 2010 to 2019
5 moments here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Moments
- 1957 Design work for Brasília Oscar Niemeyer
- 1960 State visit to Brazil Haile Selassie
- 1967 State visit to Brazil Olav V
- 1978 Brazil state visit Jimmy Carter
- 1982 Visits Brasília and São Paulo Ronald Reagan
- 1993 State visit to Brasília Jiang Zemin
- 1998 Presidential Act of Brasilia Alberto Fujimori
- 2003 Presidential campaign visit to Brasília Néstor Kirchner
- 2003 Working visit with Lula Néstor Kirchner
- 2005 State visit to Brasília Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- 2006 State visit to Brasília Néstor Kirchner
- 2006 Franco-Brazilian meeting in Brasília Jacques Chirac
- 2006 First IBSA Summit Manmohan Singh
- 2010 Bilateral meetings in Brasília José Mujica
- 2010 Meeting Lula da Silva Sebastián Piñera
- 2011 Rousseff inauguration Sebastián Piñera
- 2011 Order of Judicial Merit ceremony Hebe Camargo
- 2012 Rio+20 summit Manmohan Singh
- 2013 Meeting President Dilma Rousseff Mohamed Morsi
- 2014 BRICS summit meetings José Mujica
- 2015 South America official visit Li Keqiang
- 2018 State visit to Brasília Sebastián Piñera
- 2019 Bolsonaro inauguration Sebastián Piñera
- 2019 State visit to Brasília Sebastián Piñera