Brasilia

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A DC-6 aircraft approaches Brasilia, 1960. (© 2011 René Burri / Magnum Photos) René Burri/Magnum

Palácio do Congresso Nacional (the National Congress of Brazil), 1977. (© 2011 René Burri / Magnum Photos) René Burri/Magnum

Brasilia's inauguration on April 21,1960. (© 2011 René Burri / Magnum Photos) René Burri/Magnum

A man proudly shows the building he has worked on to his family, Brasilia, 1960. (© 2011 René Burri / Magnum Photos) René Burri/Magnum

Behind the Palácio do Congresso Nacional (the National Congress of Brazil). (© 2011 René Burri / Magnum Photos) René Burri/Magnum

Brasilia, 1960. (© 2011 René Burri / Magnum Photos) René Burri/Magnum

Brasilia's inauguration on April 21, 1960. (© 2011 René Burri / Magnum Photos) René Burri/Magnum

Building site. (© 2011 René Burri / Magnum Photos) René Burri/Magnum

Brasilia, 1960. (© 2011 René Burri / Magnum Photos) René Burri/Magnum

Brasilia, 1960, Cidade de livré (workers' village). (© 2011 René Burri / Magnum Photos) René Burri/Magnum

Brasilia, 1960. (© 2011 René Burri / Magnum Photos) René Burri/Magnum

Palácio da Alvorada (Palace of Dawn), the president's residence, 1960. (© 2011 René Burri / Magnum Photos) René Burri/Magnum

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The changing Brazilian capital as seen through the lens of René Burri.

In his book Brasilia, Swiss photographer René Burri, who has been a member of the Magnum agency since 1959, documents the development of a utopia. Work on the city, designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and town planner Lucio Costa, started in 1956. It became the official capital of Brazil in 1960.