Cruzeiro is an
administrative region in the
Federal District
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in
Brazil
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.
Created in 1965, Cruzeiro is divided into two broad sections: the original town, Cruzeiro Velho, made up mostly of one- and two-story houses, and the 1970 Cruzeiro Novo, made up of several similar four-story buildings.
History
Cruzeiro was originally conceived as residential area to host public servants from the old capital,
Rio de Janeiro
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whose workplaces would be moved to
Brasília
Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...
, such as clerical workers, firemen, policemen and military officers and their families. Cruzeiro hosts two military areas, one of which contains the Armed Forces Hospital (HFA) and the Urban Military Sector (SMU), a military housing project.
In 1974 and 1989, respectively, the neighborhoods of Octogonal and Sudoeste (SHCSW) were built up inside Cruzeiro. In 2003 they were separated to make up the Federal District's 22nd
administrative region,
Sudoeste/Octogonal
Sudoeste/Octogonal is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is largely surrounded by Brasília
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.
Cruzeiro is home to ''Associação Recreativa Unidos do Cruzeiro'' (ARUC), Brasília's
samba school and is inside Brasília's
UNESCO
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World Heritage Site area.
See also
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List of administrative regions of the Federal District
References
External links
Regional Administration of Cruzeiro websiteGovernment of the Federal District website
Administrative regions of Federal District (Brazil)
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