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Distrito Federal (Brazil)


  • URI(s)

  • Codes

    • s-bl---

  • Variants

    • Brasília (Brazil : Federal district)
    • D.F. (Brazil)
    • DF (Brazil)
    • Distrito Federal de Brasília (Brazil)
    • Federal District (Brazil)
    • Futuro Distrito Federal (Brazil)
    • G.D.F. (Brazil)
    • GDF (Brazil)
    • Governo do Distrito Federal (Brazil)
    • Municipio Federal (Brazil)
    • Novo Distrito Federal (Brazil)
    • Rio de Janeiro (Federal District)

  • Additional Information

    • Descriptor

        Federal district

    • Associated Locale

        Brazil

  • Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

  • Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

  • Earlier Established Forms

    • Rio de Janeiro (Federal District)

  • Sources

    • found: Indice da legislação do Distrito Federal, 1980:t.p. (Distrito Federal) cover (DF)
    • found: Normas de uso do solo, 1979:t.p. (GDF)
    • found: Siglas bras., 1975(GDF, Governo do Distrito Federal)
    • found: Pastore, J. A agricultura e o homem no Distrito Federal, Brasil, 1968:t.p. (Federal District, Brazil)
    • found: GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(adm1; 15°45ʹ00ʺS 047°45ʹ00ʺW)
    • found: Wikipedia, Feb. 25, 2013:Federal District (Brazil) (The Federal District (Portuguese: Distrito Federal), founded on the 21st April 1960, is one of 27 federative units of Brazil. Located in the Central Plateau of the Brazilian Highlands, the Federal District is divided into 31 administrative regions, and contains the Brazilian capital city, Brasília; 15°46ʹS 47°56ʹW)
    • found: Wikipedia, May 23, 2014:Federal District (Brazil) (The first federal district comprised the city of Rio de Janeiro and was established after the end of the Empire of Brazil and the start of the Republic of the United States of Brazil in 1889.)
    • found: Portal do Distrito Federal, viewed Feb. 25, 2013:home page (Distrito Federal; GDF; DF; Governo do Distrito Federal) - http://www.df.gov.br/
    • found: GEOnet, Feb. 25, 2013(Distrito Federal (approved); variants: Distrito Federal de Brasília; Futuro Distrito Federal; Municipio Federal; Novo Distrito Federal; first-order administrative division, Brazil, ADM1: Distrito Federal; 15°45ʹ00ʺS 047°45ʹ00ʺW)

  • Editorial Notes

    • [SUBJECT USAGE: This heading is used for works about the Distrito Federal since its relocation in 1960 to the Brasilia area. Works about the Distrito Federal in its earlier location are entered under Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).]

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  • Change Notes

    • 1980-08-26: new
    • 2020-07-02: revised

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