Sobradinho is an
administrative region
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in the
Federal District
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in Brazil. It is bordered by
Fercal to the north,
Planaltina to the east,
Itapoã to the south, and
Lago Norte and
Sobradinho II to the west.
History
Sobradinho began with a ranch of that name belonging to the municipality of
Formosa, Goiás
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. 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 – 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,
Bahia
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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. While the official city name is Planaltina, it is also informally referred to as Planaltina de Goiás or Brasilinha (Little Brasília).
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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. Sobradinho was founded on May 13, 1960, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 4545, of December 10, 1964.
Sobradinho 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.
See also
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List of administrative regions of the Federal District
References
External links
Regional Administration of Sobradinho websiteGovernment of the Federal District website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sobradinho, Federal District
1960 establishments in Brazil
Administrative regions in the Federal District (Brazil)
Populated places established in 1960