Samambaia () 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 A federal district is a specific administrative division in one of various federations. These districts may be under the direct jurisdiction of a federation's national government, as in the case of federal territory (e.g., India, Malaysia), or the ...

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. It is bordered by

Ceilândia Ceilândia () is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is bordered by Brazlândia to the north, Taguatinga to the east, and Samambaia and Sol Nascente/Por do Sol to the south. With about 398,374 inhabitants, it is th ...

and Sol Nascente/Pôr do Sol to the north, Taguatinga to the east, and Riacho Fundo II and

Recanto das Emas Recanto das Emas is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. 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 the south. With a population of 232,893, it is the second largest administrative region by population, behind Ceilândia. Samambaia was founded on October 25, 1989, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 49, of October 25, 1989. Its current administrator is Marcos Leite de Araújo.

Education

Samambaia is home to the Federal Institute of Brasília's Samambaia Campus.

Sports

Clubs

* Rugby ** Clube e Escola de Rugby Samambaia *

Campeonato Brasiliense The Campeonato Brasiliense, also referred to as the Campeonato Candango and the Candangão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian Federal District A federal district is a specific administrative division in one ...

** Samambaia Futebol Clube

Transportation

Metro

Samambia is served by the following Federal District Metro Green line stations: * Furnas station * Samambaia Sul station * Terminal Samambaia station

References

External links

Regional Administration of Samambaia website

Government of the Federal District website
Administrative regions in the Federal District (Brazil) {{DFBR-geo-stub