Distrito Federal

[ dees-tree-taw fe-the-rahl ]

noun

, Spanish.

1. Federal District. : D.F.

Distrito Federal

/ disˈtritu fedeˈral /

noun

1. a district in S central Brazil, containing Brasília: detached from Goiás state in 1960. Pop: 2 145 839 (2002). Area: 5815 sq km (2245 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Piquet, who did not reply to a request for comment from The Associated Press, will have 15 days to state his case to judge Felipe Costa da Fonseca Gomes of the Distrito Federal court.

From Seattle Times

A ninth unconfirmed case in the Distrito Federal, where Brazil’s capital Brasilia is located, is under investigation.

From Reuters

In September, the fake account checked him into Distrito Federal, Mexico, where it said he was “feeling loved.”

From Washington Post

Visiting Distrito Federal never failed to remind him of the delicate, capricious cascade of events that had shaped the geopolitical fortunes of the Americas.

From The Verge

In April, he announced a recent migration from Mexico’s Distrito Federal.

From The New Yorker