Federal District
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A Federal District is a special type of region in Brazil, similar to a state but with a different legal status, located in the Central-West part of the country. It matters because it serves as the seat of Brazil's federal government and represents a distinct administrative division within Brazil's federal system.
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The Federal District (Portuguese: Distrito Federal [dʒisˈtɾitu fedeˈɾaw] ) is one of 27 federative units of Brazil. Located in the Center-West Region, it is the smallest Brazilian federal unit and the only one that has no municipalities, being divided into 35 administrative regions. The federal capital of Brazil, Brasília, which is also the seat of government of the Federal District, is located in its territory. The Federal District shares a small border with Minas Gerais and is otherwise surrounded by the state of Goiás.
University of Brasília's Central Institute of Sciences