The Federal District (

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: Distrito Federal) was an administrative division of Brazil created by the Brazilian Constitution of 1891. During the

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the administrative unit that corresponded to this territory was designated the Neutral Municipality (''Município Neutro).'' It was a legal entity under public law until 1960, in the territory corresponding to the current municipality of

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. With the transfer of the capital to the recently created city of

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 ...

, the new

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was created in the

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in 1960. From 1960 to 1975 the same territory existed as the State of Guanabara, which in turn was incorporated into the municipality of

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Map of the Federal District in 1923
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