Distrito Federal


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Distrito Federal

(Portuguese disˈtritu fedeˈral)
n
(Placename) a district in S central Brazil, containing Brasília: detached from Goiás state in 1960. Pop: 2 145 839 (2002). Area: 5815 sq km (2245 sq miles)
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