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Which came first: Brasília or Lego bricks?

Lego bricks came first, in 1949 (first made). Brasília followed 11 years later, in 1960 (inaugurated).

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  1. Second1960

    Brasília

    city · inaugurated

    Brasília was built from scratch and became Brazil's capital in 1960.

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  2. First1949

    Lego bricks

    toy · first made

    Lego's first plastic bricks, in 1949, were sold as Automatic Binding Bricks.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.