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By: Mackenzie Patak __ The Striking Sixties __ For part of the eighth grade exit project, you are required to write a paper on a decade of your choice. The decade that I have chosen is the nineteen-sixties. One of the very many reasons that I chose the nineteen sixties, is because-in my opinion-the nineteen sixties was the year our world evolutionized and gave us the first glimpse into the world that we live in today. In the year of nineteen sixty, after decades of debating and disputing, Brazilmade the decision to relocate their Nations Capital. Rio de Janero was exceedingly overpopulated. That is when the government came to the conclusion that they needed to relocate the capital to Brasilia-a planned and built city. This change was greatly disputed for years, but had never taken seriously until then. When this change occurred, it was considered quite a success. Even though Brasiliais the new capital, Rio de Janero still has a much higher population, and is the second largest city in Brazil next to **São Paulo**