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O Distrito Federal é uma das 27 unidades federativas do Brasil. Situado na Região Centro-Oeste, é a menor unidade federativa brasileira e a única que não tem municípios, sendo dividida em 35 regiões administrativas, totalizando uma área de 5 779,784 km². [3]
- Regiões Administrativas
Características gerais. O Distrito Federal é vedada sua...
- Palácio do Buriti
O Palácio do Buriti é a sede do poder executivo do Governo...
- Portal:Distrito Federal (Brasil)
O Distrito Federal é uma das 27 unidades federativas do...
- Brasília
Brasília ( AFI: [bɾaˈzilja] ou AFI: [bɾaˈziʎa]) é a capital...
- História do Distrito Federal (Brasil)
A história do Distrito Federal, unidade federativa do...
- Distrito federal
Distrito federal. No sentido de subdivisão administrativa,...
- Regiões Administrativas
- History
- Demographics
- Geography
- Government and Politics
- Infrastructure
- Economy
- Transport
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- Flag
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From the first republican constitution there was already a device that foresaw the move of the federal capital from Rio de Janeiro, at that time in the former Federal District (1889-1960), to the interior of the country. In 1891 the Exploration Commission of the Central Highlands of Brazil was appointed, led by astronomer Luiz Crulsand composed of ...
According to the IBGEcensus of 2007, there were 2,393,000 people residing in the Federal District. The population density was 410.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,064/sq mi). 1. Urbanization: 94% (2006). 2. Population growth: 2.8% (1991–2000). 3. Houses: 697,000 (2006).
The Federal District is located in the Brazilian Highlands, having an altitude between 600 and 1,100 meters above sea level, with its highest point being the Pico do Roncador, in Serra do Sobradinho. In area, the Federal District is more than double the size of Tokyo (Japan) or the island of Maui (Hawaii, United States). Comparing dry land areas, i...
The politics and administration of the Federal District are distinguished from the other units of the federation in some particular points, as defined in the Brazilian Constitution of 1988: 1. The Federal District is governed by an organic law, typical of municipalities, and not by a state constitution. It builds up the legislative powers reserved ...
The service sector is the largest component of GDP at 92.5%, followed by the industrial sector at 7.1%. Agriculture represents 0.4% of GDP (2004). Federal District exports: soybean 77.1% and gold 16.4% (2002). The Federal District's share of the Brazilian economy is 3.7% as of 2005.[citation needed]
International Airport
Brasília International Airport is the third largest in Brazil in terms of passenger movement. Because of its strategic location it is considered a civil aviation hub for the rest of the country. This makes for a large number of takeoffs and landings and it is not unusual for flights to have to wait in the holding pattern to land. Following the airport's master plan, Infraero built a second runway in 2005. In 2003, the fourth phase of the passenger terminal expansion was completed. It raised i...
Metro
There is a rapid transit system, the Federal District Metro, serving some cities. It is operated by Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal (Metro Company of the Federal District) and was inaugurated in 2001. The system has 29 stations (24 in operation) on two lines, and operates from 06:00 to 23:30, Monday to Friday and from 07:00 to 19:00 on weekends. It serves the southern half of Brasília and the main cities to the west. Its main problem is the large distance between many of the st...
The Federal District is a departing point for the practice of free flying sports, a sport that may be practiced with hang gliding or paraglidingwings. Practitioners of such sports say that because of the district's dry weather it offers strong thermal winds and great "cloud-streets" – which is also the name for a manoeuvre quite appreciated by prac...
The white background of the flag stands for peace, and gives the idea of infinity, or the vast Brazilian territory. The green and yellow colours in the middle refer to the most commonly used of the four colours of the national flag to represent Brazil. The four yellow arrows symbolize the native nations of Brazil, whereas their pointing into the fo...
The Federal District has eight seats in the Chamber of Deputies and three in the Federal Senate. Its population also votes its governorand district deputies (which function as both state deputies and aldermen in the municipalities), but not regional administrators, which are appointed by the governor itself, respecting the government centrality of ...
O Distrito Federal é uma das 27 unidades federativas do Brasil. Situado na Região Centro-Oeste, é a menor unidade federativa brasileira e a única que não tem municípios, sendo dividida em 35 regiões administrativas, totalizando uma área de 5 779,999 km². Em seu território, está localizada a capital federal do Brasil, Brasília, que ...
