Cruzeiro, Federal District

Cruzeiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾuˈzei.ɾu]) is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is bordered by SIA and Brasília[note 1] to the north, and Sudoeste/Octogonal to the southeast. 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 Cruzeiro Novo, made up of several similar four-story buildings since 1970.[1] Cruzeiro has a total area of 319,3 hectares.[2]

Cruzeiro
Administrative region
Região Administrativa de Cruzeiro
Administrative Region of Cruzeiro
Clockwise from top: Cruzeiro sculpture; Assembléia de Deus do Cruzeiro; Top view of Cruzeiro; Road
Flag of Cruzeiro
Flag
Location of Cruzeiro in the Federal District
Location of Cruzeiro in the Federal District
Coordinates: 15°47′27″S 47°56′14″W
Country Brazil
RegionCentral-West
State Federal District
Government
 • Regional administratorHélio dos Santos
Area
 • Total3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Population
 • Total33.539
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code (CEP)
70650-XXX / 70658-XXX
Area code+55 61
Websitewww.cruzeiro.df.gov.br

History

Cruzeiro was originally conceived as residential area to host public servants from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro whose workplaces would be moved to Brasília, 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.[1]

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.[1]

Cruzeiro is home to Associação Recreativa Unidos do Cruzeiro (ARUC), Brasília's samba school and is inside Brasília's UNESCO World Heritage Site area.[1]

Geography

Cruzeiro is located in the Brazilian highlands, in the Central-West region of Brazil.[3]

Climate

Cruzeiro has a Tropical Savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).[4] The climate has two distinct seasons, the rainy season, from October to April, and the dry season, from May to September. During the dry season, the city can have very low relative humidity levels, often below 30%.[5] The average temperature is 21.4 °C (70.5 °F).

See also

Notes
  1. Both are included in the area of the UNESCO World Heritage Site

References
  1. "Administração Regional de Cruzeiro". www.cruzeiro.df.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  2. "Atlas do Distrito Federal 2017.pdf" (PDF). Codeplan DF (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017.
  3. "Administrações Regionais – Secretaria de Estado de Governo do Distrito Federal" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  4. A cidade das duas estações Archived 4 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  5. "DF entra em estado de atenção por causa da baixa umidade do ar". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
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