Geographical latitude and longitude of Brasilia. Determining coordinates on a map - Brazil

Online service for determining geographic coordinates on the map of Brazil. Convenient search for GPS coordinates (latitude, longitude) for an address in Brazil, determining the location by coordinates on a Google Maps map of a city, street, house, object + calculator - calculate the distance between two points

Determining latitude, longitude by address in Brazil

• country - Brazil
• continent - South America
• capital - Brasilia
• neighboring countries - Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Suriname, Colombia

Enter known information into the search window (default: Brasilia): city, street, house number, object in Brazil. After activating the search, online latitude and longitude will be determined on the ground. In order to clarify the data, you need to move the marker to the search point, go to the Google Maps satellite diagram (Sputnik), change the scale to find the borders of the state

• currency - Brazilian real

Brazil in English abbreviated as Brasilia

Large cities of the country - Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Salvador

Search by known parameters. Enter, for example, now my GPS coordinates into the search window. Example -15.8101,-47.9396 - latitude and longitude of the capital of the state, Brasilia

How to find a place by latitude and longitude?

Find the required region (city, place, street, house, road, geographical feature) on the interactive map of Brazil. Move the marker with the mouse. To clarify the location of the marker, use scaling (+ /-), change the type of diagram (map with objects or satellite). The service also works on mobile devices Android, iOS, etc.

coordinates of Brasilia - -15.8101,-47.9396

Online calculator - calculation of distances between two points by coordinates

Using the proposed distance calculator and the geographic coordinates of two points (city, house, street...), you can calculate the distance between them (in km, m, miles, nautical miles)

During the search, we obtain GPS coordinates for the location address as decimal degrees. Sometimes it is necessary to obtain information in a similar format - degrees, minutes and seconds

Example: 48.85837,2.294481 (Eiffel Tower in Paris)
We use the decimal part of the latitude 48.85837 with a dot in front.85837 × 60 (multiply by 60) we get in g° min’: 48°51.502′
Next, take the decimal part of the minutes.502×60 and find the seconds. We get: 48°51’30.1″

48°51.502′ – 2°17.669′ (gr° min’)
48°51’30.1″ — 2°17’40.1″ (gr° min’ sec)

Airports in the country: Fortaleza, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte

Author Dilyara asked a question in the section Other things about cities and countries

capital of the state of Brazil and its GRAPHIC COORDINATES and received the best answer

Answer from Anton 111[newbie]
Brazil.
Geographic coordinates: 15°50′16″ S. w. 47°42′48″ W d.

Reply from Ekaterina Maloletnaya[active]
Brazil.
Geographic coordinates: 15°50?16? Yu. w. 47°42?48? h. d.

Reply from Islam Eltamirov[newbie]
15 U. Highway 47 W. d.

Reply from Petrov Sergey[newbie]
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Reply from Evgeniy Nikazakov[newbie]


Language: Portuguese.




If we look at the map, we see that Brasilia grew up near the geographical center of the country, on the Brazilian Plateau, that is, at a considerable distance from the coast, on average at an altitude of about 1000 m above level

Reply from Nastya Shapovalova[active]
Founded: April 21, 1960
Administrative-territorial division: 30 administrative districts in the Federal District and 3 regions in the central part of the city itself (North wing, South wing, Experimental plan).
Language: Portuguese.
Ethnic composition: Brazilians are predominantly mulatto (descendants of whites and Africans).
Religion: Mainly Catholicism.
Currency: Brazilian real.
Airport: Brasilia President Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport
Brasilia is the capital of Brazil (a city in South America). John Bosco heard a heavenly voice prophesying that this place was a promised land for the Brazilians, which would lead them to wealth. This information can be treated differently, but the fact remains: the new capital of Brazil grew up exactly on the very spot that John Bosco saw in his wonderful dream. The angel even reported the exact coordinates of the future city: between 15 and 20 degrees south latitude. And Brasilia is really located between 15 and 16 degrees, in the central-western region of the country, on the shore of the promised lake it turned out to be the artificial Paranoa reservoir.
If we look at the map, we see that Brasilia grew up near the geographical center of the country, on the Brazilian Plateau, that is, at a considerable distance from the coast, on average at an altitude of about 1000 m above sea level.

Reply from Gennady[guru]
The state of Brazil is a very interesting state. There is the Amazon River and very, very many wild monkeys... The capital is New Ulaanbaatar. It has no graphical coordinates.

Latitude: 15°46′46″ S
Longitude: 47°55′46″W
Altitude: 1136 m

Coordinates of Brasilia in decimal degrees

Latitude: -15.7797200°
Longitude: -47.9297200°

Coordinates of Brasilia in degrees and decimal minutes

Latitude: 15°46.7832′ S
Longitude: 47°55.7832′W

All coordinates are given in the WGS 84 world coordinate system.
WGS 84 is used in the GPS global positioning and navigation satellite system.
Coordinates (latitude and longitude) determine the position of a point on the Earth's surface. The coordinates are angular values. The canonical form of representing coordinates is degrees (°), minutes (′) and seconds (″). GPS systems widely use the representation of coordinates in degrees and decimal minutes or in decimal degrees.
Latitude takes values ​​from −90° to 90°. 0° - latitude of the equator; −90° - latitude of the South Pole; 90° - latitude of the North Pole. Positive values ​​correspond to northern latitude (points north of the equator, abbreviated N or N); negative - southern latitude (points south of the equator, abbreviated as S or S).
Longitude is measured from the prime meridian (IERS Reference Meridian in the WGS 84 system) and takes values ​​from −180° to 180°. Positive values ​​correspond to east longitude (abbreviated as E or E); negative - western longitude (abbreviated as W or W).
Height above sea level shows the height of a point relative to conventional sea level. We use a digital elevation model

Author Dilyara asked a question in the section Other things about cities and countries

capital of the state of Brazil and its GRAPHIC COORDINATES and received the best answer

Answer from Anton 111[newbie]
Brazil.
Geographic coordinates: 15°50′16″ S. w. 47°42′48″ W d.

Reply from Ekaterina Maloletnaya[active]
Brazil.
Geographic coordinates: 15°50?16? Yu. w. 47°42?48? h. d.

Reply from Islam Eltamirov[newbie]
15 U. Highway 47 W. d.

Reply from Petrov Sergey[newbie]
shoparoshshrvape

Reply from Evgeniy Nikazakov[newbie]


Language: Portuguese.




If we look at the map, we see that Brasilia grew up near the geographical center of the country, on the Brazilian Plateau, that is, at a considerable distance from the coast, on average at an altitude of about 1000 m above level

Reply from Nastya Shapovalova[active]
Founded: April 21, 1960
Administrative-territorial division: 30 administrative districts in the Federal District and 3 regions in the central part of the city itself (North wing, South wing, Experimental plan).
Language: Portuguese.
Ethnic composition: Brazilians are predominantly mulatto (descendants of whites and Africans).
Religion: Mainly Catholicism.
Currency: Brazilian real.
Airport: Brasilia President Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport
Brasilia is the capital of Brazil (a city in South America). John Bosco heard a heavenly voice prophesying that this place was a promised land for the Brazilians, which would lead them to wealth. This information can be treated differently, but the fact remains: the new capital of Brazil grew up exactly on the very spot that John Bosco saw in his wonderful dream. The angel even reported the exact coordinates of the future city: between 15 and 20 degrees south latitude. And Brasilia is really located between 15 and 16 degrees, in the central-western region of the country, on the shore of the promised lake it turned out to be the artificial Paranoa reservoir.
If we look at the map, we see that Brasilia grew up near the geographical center of the country, on the Brazilian Plateau, that is, at a considerable distance from the coast, on average at an altitude of about 1000 m above sea level.

Reply from Gennady[guru]
The state of Brazil is a very interesting state. There is the Amazon River and very, very many wild monkeys... The capital is New Ulaanbaatar. It has no graphical coordinates.

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Brasilia, or Brazil(port. Brasília), - the capital and seat of government of the Federal District. According to the 2010 census conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, the city's population is 2,562,963, making it the fourth largest city in the country. In terms of GDP per capita, Brasilia is in second place (R$ 40,696), second only to (R$ 60,592). Together with (139 km) and (209 km), it constitutes the “Brazil - Anapolis - Goiânia” axis, which is the most developed area of ​​the Central-West region.

On April 21, 1960, President Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira moved the capital of Brazil to the city of Brasilia, which became the third capital of the country after Salvador and. The relocation of federal administration bodies to the new capital led to the fact that Brasilia became the center of concentration of executive, legislative and judicial powers.

The project for the construction of the new capital, called the “pilot plan” (port. Plano Piloto), was developed by the architect Lucio Costa. Given the terrain and flood zone of the Paranoa Reservoir, the "pilot plan" is actually an adaptation of a similar project proposed by Louis Cruls in 1893. Most of the administrative and public buildings in the city were designed by the famous Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.

In 1987, the city was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Etymology

The city was named in 1960 after the name of the country, known since the 16th century. In the original Portuguese the name of the city is written Brasilia and differs from the spelling of the country - Brazil. In Russian spelling, the names of the country and the capital coincide and are expressed with the ending -and I - Brazil. In order to distinguish the name of a country and a city in Russian, the latter is often written according to the form of transferring the name that was accepted at one time - , which is now recognized as incorrect.

Physiographic characteristics

View of the city from the ISS

Geographical location

Brasilia is located in the central part of the country on the Brazilian Plateau, at an altitude of 1000-1200 m above sea level on the shores of the Paranoa reservoir near the Preto and Deshcoberto rivers. Covers an area of ​​5801.937 km. Geographic coordinates: 15°50′16″ S w. 47°42′48″ W d.. The location was chosen specifically far from the main political centers of the country and Sao Paulo - in the central part of Brazil, which was practically empty at that time. This situation was considered more advantageous from a strategic and military point of view.

Climate

The city's climate is subequatorial; the average monthly temperature varies only within 3.6 degrees. Summers are humid and rainy, winters are drier. The average annual temperature is 21 °C. The warmest month is October (average monthly temperature 22.7 °C). The coldest month is July (average monthly temperature 19.1 °C). At the same time, the maximum temperature recorded in Brasilia was 35.8 °C (October 28, 2008), and the minimum was 1.6 °C, according to other data - 0 °C (July 18, 1975)

The average annual relative air humidity is 70%, in winter it drops to 20% and below.

Vegetation and ecology

The diversity of flora is represented by more than 150 species of trees and shrubs. Most of them, which is typical for the Cerrado, reach a height of 15-25 m. For example: ceiba ( Ceiba speciosa), yellow lapacho ( Tabebuia serratifolia), caesalpinia hedgehog ( Caesalpinia echinata), buriti palm ( Mauritia flexuosa).

In the Federal District, the issue of preserving unique flora is acute. Deforestation caused by agricultural expansion is one of Brasilia's problems. According to UNESCO, forest area has decreased by 57% since 1950. Conservation efforts include educational programs and structural reforms aimed at reducing degradation of the region's flora, fauna, and rivers.

Hydrography

Fresh water reserves in the reservoirs of the Federal District are replenished from groundwater, so they do not dry out during the dry period. To increase the amount of water, it was decided to build a dam on the Paranoa River, resulting in the formation of a reservoir. The water surface area of ​​the reservoir is 40 km, the maximum depth reaches 48 m, and its perimeter is 80 km.

Population

The city's population grew by 14.4% during 1960, and by the end of the decade the overall increase was 285%. In the 1970s, the city's population increased by 115.52%. According to the plan, the population of Brasilia was supposed to reach 500 thousand people by 2000, but the estimated number of inhabitants was exceeded by the beginning of the 1970s. Between 1980 and 1991, the number of city residents increased by 36.06%. By the beginning of the 1990s, the “pilot plan” lost all meaning - the construction of many satellite cities was actively developing. According to the 2000 census, Brasília has a population of 2,051,146. The Human Development Index is 0.874, and 4.35% of the city's residents remain illiterate. According to UN data, Brasilia ranks 16th in the world and 4th in the country in terms of population.

The local population is mostly represented by immigrants from the southeastern and northeastern parts of the country and employees of 123 foreign embassies. As of 2003, more than half of the city's residents are foreigners.

Capital Region

Satellite view (at night)

In addition to the capital, the metropolitan region includes a number of municipalities of the state: Novo Gama, Valparaiso de Goiás, Cidade Osidental, Cristalina, Santo António do Descoberto, Aguas Lindas de Goiás, Aleshania, Abadiania, Pirenópolis, Cocalzinho Goiás, Padri Bernardo, Agua Fria de Goiás, Planaltina, Vila Boa, Formosa and Cabeceiras, as well as the municipalities of the state: Unai and Buritis. As of 2007, the capital region has a population of 3,506,967 people.

Growing pains

Although Brasília takes great pride in being built exactly according to plan, the design did not take the capital's builders into account. It was assumed that after the grand opening of the capital, the builders would go home. However, they chose to stay in Brasilia, but could not afford to live in the expensive apartments they built themselves. Therefore, we had to settle around the green zone of Brasilia. Soon several cities larger in size than Brasilia sprang up. Today, only 400,000 people live in the planned city, many apartments are empty, and almost 2 million residents have settled in satellite cities that were not part of the original plan. Despite the fact that the city planned to create equal conditions for everyone, due to differences in income, the population divided and settled in different cities.

Uncontrollable rapid population growth and class barriers cause crime (by some estimates, there are up to two murders a day in Brasilia) and other socio-economic problems inherent in any city. Brazil's young capital is experiencing growing pains.

Story

City plan of Brasilia

In 1955, presidential candidate Juscelino Kubitschek vowed that if he were elected president, the new capital would become a reality before his five-year presidential term expired. In April 1956, Kubizek was elected president. Three years later, a 60,000-strong army of builders erected a well-equipped city.

Transport

Public transport is represented by two metro lines ( photo gallery (undefined) (inaccessible link - story) . ), running from the center through the southern wing to satellite towns, as well as numerous bus routes, mainly converging at the central station of Rodoviaria.

In the administrative region of Brasilia there are several public medical institutions: the main hospital of the Federal District (port. Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal, abbr. HBDF), regional hospitals of Asa Norte (port. Hospital Regional da Asa Norte, abbr. HRAN) and Asa Sul (port. Hospital Regional da Asa Sul, abbr. HRAS), as well as the Hospital of the University of Brasilia (port. Hospital Universitário de Brasília). A number of administrative districts have their own hospitals, which are subordinate to the Department of Health of the Federal District. There are 12 such hospitals in total. The Brasilia healthcare system receives many complaints and criticism. The most common criticisms are poor service, accusations of racism and ineffectiveness.

Between January and August 2008, 3,147 cases of dengue fever were reported in Brasilia, almost double the number in the same period in 2007. Brasilia has one of the highest rates of cancer patients in the country. In 2005, a record-breaking death rate among women from breast cancer was recorded, and this figure is not decreasing. Also, the number of patients with lung cancer is quite high, which is associated with widespread tobacco addiction.

Education

National Library of Brasilia

Even at the stage of developing the city construction project, it was argued that education in the capital would be radically different from education in the country. On the wave of the popularity of progressive education under the leadership of teacher Anisio Teixeira (port. Anisio Teixeira) and, in part, anthropologist Darcy Ribeiro. Primary school education focused on the development of the child’s intellect, rather than on rote memorization of the content of academic subjects.

Secondary schools are located in L2, W4 and W5. The capital is home to two higher public educational institutions: the University of Brasilia (founded in 1962) and the Higher School of Health Sciences (Port. Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde, abbr. ESCS; opened in 2001). In the field of private education, the largest educational institutions are the Catholic University of Brasilia (1974), the University Center of Brasilia (1968) and the University Center of the Federal District. The educational buildings of the University of Brasilia are located in a number of administrative districts of the capital.

The number of libraries is disproportionate to the number of residents of the capital. The basis of the book fund consists of books from the libraries of the capital’s university, the Congress and Senate and the city library (port. Biblioteca Demonstrativa de Brasília). In 2006, the National Library named after Leonel di Mura Brizola was opened.

Architectural features

View of the Brasilia Cathedral and the buildings of the federal ministries from the television tower

Brasília, central junction, federal government building complex - view from the TV tower

Brasilia was built in 1957-1960 by order of Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek specifically as the capital in central Brazil. The master plan was drawn up by the architect L. Costa using the ideas of Le Corbusier. O. Niemeyer became the main architect of administrative and public buildings.

Among Niemeyer's outstanding creations is the Brazil Cathedral, the main premises of which are located underground, while only its dome made of concrete and stained glass is visible from the street.

Islamic Center in Brasilia

Dome of the Cathedral of Brasilia and its belfry

The layout of the city is very unusual: from a bird's eye view you can see that the main highways of the city with the adjacent neighborhoods form something like a jet passenger plane flying to the southeast. Lucio Costa, however, claimed that he designed the city like a giant butterfly.

Moreover, the fuselage of this “airplane” houses most of the city and federal institutions. The central part is reserved for the sectors of hotels, shops, banks, etc. In the “tail of the plane” there are city municipal institutions, and in the area of ​​the “cockpit” there are federal ones: the prosecutor’s office, parliament (National Congress) and other institutions. The wings contain residential areas.

Axial highways (port. Eixos) are surrounded by two-row streets, and each, as a rule, has its own “specialization”: bank street, pharmacy street, etc.

Facade of the National Congress building

The addressing of residential buildings in the city is alphanumeric: optionally indicate the South or North wing, the number of the superblock (quarter) - with the even “hundreds” located in the South wing, and the odd “hundreds” in the North, the smaller ones are closer to the axial highway, the larger ones are further away; as well as a letter indicating a specific building in the block - there are always no more than 11 of them. The blocks are grouped into four, and this group includes a school, a church and a number of other social institutions. It is easy to find the desired address. "N-102-L", for example, is located in the northern "wing" of the city, block 102, building L. And if you remember that the block numbers increase (102-116) when you go to the ends of the "wings", then you can hardly go wrong .The neighborhoods tend to have a lot of greenery, and the wealthiest neighborhoods employ full-time gardeners. Every residential building is required to have a security guard to control the flow of visitors.

For the sake of order and convenience, residential buildings higher than six floors are not built. It is also interesting that the master plan allocates a certain amount of space above the ground for each building of the city. In this regard, the most architecturally interesting buildings in the commercial sector (banks, shops, hotels, etc.) are usually more compact than their standard counterparts. Much more freedom is given to builders in the suburbs of Brasilia, where, for the most part, poor citizens live.

At the same time, the wealthiest citizens most often buy villas on the opposite central part of the city - the eastern shore of the reservoir.