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Brasilia's futuristic feel could be history
UNESCO warns that Brazilian capital's architectural delights in danger of falling prey to development.
Last Modified: 19 Aug 2012 11:39

The Brazilian capital was founded in 1956, and was  built from nothing, to become a modern architectural delight.

The structures that once gave the city its futuristic feel, however, are now in danger of becoming a thing of the past.

Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports from Brasilia.

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