Riacho Fundo 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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. Riacho Fundo was founded on
March 13
Events Pre-1600
* 222 – Roman emperor Elagabalus is murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He is replaced by his 14-year old cousin, Severus Alexander.
* 624 – The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Mu ...
,
1990
Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...
, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 620, of December 15, 1993.
See also
*
List of administrative regions of the Federal District
References
External links
Regional Administration of Riacho Fundo websiteGovernment of the Federal District website
Administrative regions in the Federal District (Brazil)
Populated places established in 1990
1990 establishments in Brazil
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