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The Capital of Brazil is _______.

Option A: Bahia Blanca
Option B: Buenos Aires
Option C: La plata
Option D: Brasilia

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Hint: Brazil lies south to the zero degree latitude. World largest rainforests are found in Brazil. The area of Brazil is 8.5 million sq km. It is the 15th largest country of the world in terms of area.

Complete Step by Step answer: Option A: Bahia Blanca is a city situated in Argentina. It is famous for its grain production. Since Bahia Blanca is not situated in Brazil, hence it can not be the capital of Brazil. This is an incorrect answer.

Option B: Buenos Aires is the capital city of Argentina. It is situated on the south east coast of the south America continent. Buenos Aires is not the capital of Brazil. This is an incorrect option.

Option C: La Plata is the capital city of Buenos Aires province of Argentina. Its area is 302 sq km. La Plata is not the capital of Brazil. This is an incorrect option.

Option D: Brasilia is the capital city of Brazil. It was created in 1960. Brasilia is situated on Brazil highland. It has the highest Per Capita Income in South America. Its area is spreaded over 5802 sq km. Brasilia is a planned city created by Lucia Costa, Oscar Niemeyer and Joaquim Cardozo in 1960. Brasilia is famous for its iconic Carnival festival. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil. This is the correct answer to the above question.

Note: All other three options are situated in Argentina. Hence they can be eliminated. Only one of the above options is the city situated in Brazil. Brazil is famous for its rainforests. Amazon, the largest rainforest of the world lies in the North of Brazil. Hence that is the correct answer.