Figure 5.30 The planned urban landscape of Brasìlia. As you can see from this aerial view, Brasìlia is a city of straight roadways, high-rise residential superquadra, and green spaces in between. It is a city that was literally built from scratch in an area of cleared jungle in Brazil’s Amazonian interior. This allowed the planners to follow a modern urban design blueprint down to the last detail. Residents of Brasìlia complain that its larger-than-life public spaces, high-speed vehicle traffic, and impersonal housing blocks inhibit socialization and make Brasìlia a difficult place to live. (Cassio Vasconcellos/ SambaPhoto/Getty Images.)