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The dream of Dom Bosco

On August 30, 1883, Dom Bosco (an Italian saint born in 1815, and founder of the Salesian Order) had one of his well-known dreams. Here are some excerpts taken from his reports:

Between parallels 15 and 20 there was a long and wide depression, in the vicinity of a lake. Thus spoke a voice, over and over again: "... when they come to explore the riches buried in these mountains, here will rise the promised land of milk and honey, of unconceivable wealth..."

Additional notes:

In his book "Brasilia - Memories from the construction", Tamanini says there are no references to the words "big civilization" (or even to "civilization", for that matter) whatsoever in Dom Bosco's dream. However, that expression became a part of the official version of the dream, but all those who cite it refer to it, with slight variations, linking it somehow to the construction of Brasilia.

On December 31, 1956, even before Plano Piloto started to be built, Dom Bosco's shrine was completed, on the shores of Paranoa Lake, exactly under parallel 15.

Juscelino promises to build the new capital

On April 04, 1955, in the city of Jataí (state of Goias), Juscelino gave the inaugural address of his political campaign. He had decided to start off in the smallest towns, and Jataí was chosen for the first rally (the reasons for this can be found in the book "Brasilia - Memories from the construction", by Tamanini).

In his speech he emphasized that he would abide by the Constitution and the Laws of the country. People were allowed to freely ask questions, and a man called Antonio Soares Neto (nicknamed Toniquinho) asked Juscelino - who had just promised to abide by the Law - if he would shift the capital to the central plateau, as the Constitution stated. He then promised to do so.

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