Recanto das Emas is an
administrative region
Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...
in the
Federal District
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in
Brazil
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. It is located to the westmost area of the Federal District, being bordered by
Samambaia to the north,
Riacho Fundo II to the east,
Gama to the south, and the border to
Goiás
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to the west. Recanto das Emas was founded on
July 28
Events Pre-1600
*1364 – Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina.
*1540 – Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.
*1571 – La Laguna encomienda, known t ...
,
1993
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* International Year for the World's Indigenous People
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, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 510, of July 28, 1993.
See also
*
List of administrative regions of the Federal District
References
External links
Regional Administration of Recanto das Emas websiteGovernment of the Federal District website
Administrative regions in the Federal District (Brazil)
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