Federal District of Brazil (1891–1960)
Federal District
Distrito Federal | |
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Former State | |
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![]() Location of the state of Rio de Janeiro (light yellow) and the now-defunct Federal District (red) in Brazil. | |
Coordinates: 22°55′S 43°28′W / 22.917°S 43.467°WCoordinates: 22°55′S 43°28′W / 22.917°S 43.467°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Established | 1891 |
Dissolved | 1960 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Francisco Antônio Pessoa de Barros (first) |
• Mayor | José J. de Sá Freire Alvim (last) |
The Federal District (Portuguese: Distrito Federal) was an administrative division of Brazil created by the Brazilian Constitution of 1891.[1] During the Empire of Brazil the administrative unit that corresponded to this territory was designated the Neutral Municipality (Município Neutro).[1] It was a legal entity under public law until 1960, in the territory corresponding to the current municipality of Rio de Janeiro.[2]
With the transfer of the capital to the recently created city of Brasília, the new Federal District was created in the Brazilian Highlands in 1960.[3][4] From 1960 to 1975 the same territory existed as the State of Guanabara,[5] which in turn was incorporated into the municipality of Rio de Janeiro.
References[]
- ^ a b "Artigo 2º da Constituição da República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil de 1891" [Article 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of the United States of Brazil of 1891]. Government of Brazil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Artigo 1º da Lei nº 3.752, de 14 de abril de 1960" [Article 1 of Law no. 3,752, 14 April 1960] (in Portuguese).
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Artigo 1º da Lei nº 2.874, de 19 de setembro de 1956" [Article 1 of Law no. 2,874, 19 September 1956] (in Portuguese).
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Nosso Século (in Portuguese). Vol. 5 vol. Volumes 4 and 5. São Paulo: Editora Abril. 1980.
- ^ "Artigo 8º da Lei Complementar nº 20, de 1º de julho de 1974" [Article 8 of Complementary Law no. 20, 1 July 1974] (in Portuguese).
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Categories:
- Former subdivisions of Brazil
- 1891 establishments in Brazil
- 1960 disestablishments in Brazil
- States and territories established in 1891
- States and territories disestablished in 1960