Sobradinho is an
administrative region
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in the
Federal District
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in
Brazil
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. It is bordered by
Fercal to the north,
Planaltina to the east,
Itapoã to the south, and
Lago Norte
Lago Norte (; lit. North Lake) is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is bordered by Brasília, Sobradinho II, and Sobradinho to the north, Itapoã and Paranoá to the east, and Lago Sul through the Paranoá Lake. It ...
and
Sobradinho II to the west. It was founded in 1960 and has a population of 85,491 as of 2010.
Etymology
The name comes from a style of building called Sobrado, according to the oldest residents, on the farm that originated the region there was a house of
joão-de-barro, a bird known for making its nest out of clay. But this one was built as if it were a townhouse (in Portuguese: Sobrado), with two floors, hence the name.
History
Sobradinho began with a ranch of that name belonging to the municipality of
Formosa, Goiás
Formosa is a municipality located in the state of Goiás, Brazil, approximately 80 kilometers northeast of Brasília. The population was 123,684 (estimation 2020) in a total area of 5,813.637 km2. Formosa is known for its waterfalls and natu ...
. According to popular history the name came from the existence of an old cross built long before 1850 along the banks of a stream near the ranch. On one of the arms of the cross were two little nests of a bird called joão de barro (
Rufous hornero
The rufous hornero (''Furnarius rufus'') is a medium-sized ovenbird in the family Furnariidae. It occurs in eastern South America, and is the national bird of Argentina. Also known as the red ovenbird, it is common in savannas, second-growth scr ...
- Furnarius rufus), one on top of the other, forming a little two-story house—a ''sobradinho'' in Portuguese. This phenomenon attracted the attention of passersby who took it as a reference point with the name Cross of Sobradinho or Sobradinho of the Cross. As time went by the local stream was called Sobradinho Stream.
Because of the need to house the migrant families from the
Northeast
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,
Goiás
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,
Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...
and other states, Sobradinho was created along the old highway that linked the city of
Planaltina, Goiás
Planaltina is a city located in the Metropolitan Region of Brasilia, center of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Planaltina is often referred to as Planaltina de Goiás, but in official documents it is called Planaltina.
Location and Geography
Plana ...
and the Federal Capital being built (1959). Today that old highway is a four-lane motorway and residents of Sobradinho can be in Brasília in a few minutes time.
See also
*
List of administrative regions of the Federal District
References
External links
Regional Administration of Sobradinho websiteGovernment of the Federal District website
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1960 establishments in Brazil
Administrative regions in the Federal District (Brazil)
Populated places established in 1960