Ninth International Conference on The Constructed Environment

Abstract

Inaugurated in 1960 to serve as the capital, Brasilia is formed by a pilot plan and around thirty satellite urban municipalities. The relationship between the satellite cities and the pilot plan has been marked by disparities and segregation. Created in 1971, Ceilândia is one of the most populous satellite cities. It has an IDH of 0,784 with serious public safety, health, and education problems . A cidade é uma só (2011), directed by Adirley Queiroz, interconnects the history of Ceilândia to the construction of the new capital, Brasília. Unlike other films that celebrate the modernist image of the city, A cidade é uma só brings to the fore the social disaster of the utopian project. Viewing and reviewing the film provides a point of departure to explore the relationship between memory, urban space, and the myth of modernity. It allows us to examine the interplay between the displacement of people, urban interventions, and social justice - issues that are not restricted to Brazil but are part of the everyday life of cities in our globalized world.