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user-inactivated  ·  4001 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: [Brazil]: A Photo Essay and Quiz

Preliminary guess Brasilia, now I'm off to cheat and find the answer.

EDIT: yep. Sounds like an awesome way to spend an otherwise cold part of the year (assuming you normally hang out in the northern hemisphere).

EDIT2: added a spoiler thingy





NotPhil  ·  4001 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Brasilia is the city in the jungle.

It's an astonishing place to see, but a hazard to walk around in. It was designed exclusively for cars. All the roads have entrance and exit ramps, and none of the streets have sidewalks or stoplights.

user-inactivated  ·  4000 days ago  ·  link  ·  

sounds like houston

user-inactivated  ·  4001 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Didn't know all that about the sci-fi. I've always wanted to go to Brasilia just for how odd it is.

I suppose the city on the beach is Rio -- now that's a place I wouldn't mind ending up.

veen  ·  4001 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Third picture was a hint in that direction but it could still be Portugal or some modern enclave in Asia, the fourth picture and the text immediately reminded me of the place. No other place has that modernistic, white architecture and inspired sci fi. Brasilia was the epitome of the created city when it was built, and it's a very interesting city indeed. The other pictures were just confirmation. I'd love to go there someday.