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62-740: The Federal District ( Portuguese : Distrito Federal ) contains the Brazilian capital Brasília . In India , the term " Union Territory " is used for the eight territories governed directly by the Union government (also called central government), administered by a Lieutenant Governor or an Administrator : Andaman and Nicobar Islands , Chandigarh , Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu , Delhi , Jammu and Kashmir , Ladakh , Lakshadweep and Puducherry . Of these, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, and Puducherry possess self-government with their own elected legislatures and Chief Ministers . In Malaysia ,

124-665: A United States court of appeals . Capital District (Venezuela) , where the Venezuelan capital Caracas is located. Federal District (Argentina) was converted into the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in 1994. The Jervis Bay Territory is an internal territory of the Commonwealth of Australia , surrendered by the state of New South Wales in 1915 to the Commonwealth Government so that

186-608: A bankruptcy court are located in each. There are also regional federal judicial circuits , each consisting of a group of states (except for the District of Columbia Circuit , which consists of the federal district, and the Federal Circuit , whose jurisdiction is based on specific subject matter instead of geography); Puerto Rico and the United States territorial courts are also assigned to circuits. Each circuit has

248-610: A distinct type of jurisdiction. The seat of the U.S. federal government in Washington is located in a federal district called the District of Columbia . Other federally administered areas that are within one of the 50 states , but not under its jurisdiction, are called federal enclaves . Additionally, the U.S. federal court system divides each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico into one or more federal judicial districts . A United States district court and

310-477: A hybrid nature of state and municipality. Article 32 of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution expressly prohibits the Federal District from being divided into municipalities , being considered one. The executive power of the Federal District was represented by the mayor of the Federal District until 1969, when the position was transformed into governor of the Federal District. The legislative power of

372-674: A judicial state-federal court structure equal to that of States. At the time, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reviewed not only judgments of the federal district court, but those of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court as well. This changed with Pub. L.   87–189 , which provided that review of Puerto Rico Supreme Court judgments would now be before the U.S. Supreme Court . On Balzac v. Porto Rico , 258 U.S. 298 (1922)

434-495: A second runway in 2005. In 2003, the fourth phase of the passenger terminal expansion was completed. It raised its capacity to 7.4 million passengers a year. The third floor of the main building, with 12 thousand square meters, has a panoramic deck, a food court , shops , four movie theaters with total capacity of 500 people, and space for exhibitions. There are a total of 136 shop spots at the Brasília Airport. There

496-644: A short stretch along the Preto River with Minas Gerais . The District's eastern boundary is marked by the aforementioned Preto River, an eventual tributary of the São Francisco , and its western boundary by the Descoberto , an eventual tributary of the Río de la Plata . The northern and southern boundaries are roughly straight lines. The Federal District has a tropical savanna climate ( Aw according to

558-715: A study on topography, climate, geology, flora, fauna and other material resources of the region of the Central Highlands The area was known as Quadrilateral Cruls and was presented in 1894 to the Republican Government. In 1922 a commission of the Federal Government established the location in Goiás , but the project was closed. Only in 1955, during a few elections, the then presidential candidate Juscelino Kubitschek said he would transfer

620-407: A triangular shape. The pillars evoke reversed praying hands that deconstruct the gothic traditional church window pattern, but conserves the triangular vaginal shape of the stained-glasses. The curves present in many of Niemeyer's works pay homage to the beautifully built bodies of Brazilian women. The stained-glasses were designed by Marianne Peretti . Their disposition ensures natural lighting into

682-548: Is a rapid transit system, the Federal District Metro , serving some cities. It is operated by Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal (Metro Company of the Federal District) and was inaugurated in 2001. The system has 29 stations (24 in operation) on two lines, and operates from 06:00 to 23:30, Monday to Friday and from 07:00 to 19:00 on weekends. It serves the southern half of Brasília and

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744-630: Is home to two nationally-recognized football clubs: Brasiliense Futebol Clube (from Taguatinga ) and Sociedade Esportiva do Gama (or simply Gama), both of which have played in the first division of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the best result in their history being Brasiliense's runner-up finish in the 2002 edition of the Copa do Brasil. The main soccer stadiums are the Estádio Nacional de Brasília Mané Garrincha ,

806-625: Is no federal court in the territory of American Samoa . Matters of federal law arising in American Samoa have generally been adjudicated in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii or the District Court for the District of Columbia . Though they could be considered "territorial courts" in a semantic sense (since their jurisdictions are not states), the United States District Court for

868-480: 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 is almost completely surrounded by

930-603: Is similar to state courts, like other federal courts they were created by Congress and their final appellate court is the Supreme Court of the United States . Like the D.C. federal courts, they are "territorial courts" in a semantic sense, but are not truly U.S. territorial courts. However, these courts are not Article III courts, as the judges serve only 15-year terms. The American legal system includes both state courts and federal courts . Puerto Rico and

992-796: The 2013 Confederations Cup matches and one of the twelve for the 2014 World Cup, whose matches took place at the Mané Garrincha National Stadium in Brasilia. The stadium is located in the Ayrton Senna Multisport Complex (formerly the Sports Sector), which also includes the Nilson Nelson Sports Gymnasium , which has hosted matches for the men's and women's volleyball teams and the 2008 Futsal World Cup. In

1054-739: The Court of Justice of the Federal District and of the Territories only serves the Federal District. Part of the budget of the Federal District Government comes from the Constitutional Fund of the Federal District. In 2012, the fund totaled 9.6 billion reais. By 2015, the forecast was of 12.4 billion Reais, with more than half (6.4% of the total) billion for public security expenditures. Located in Brasília,

1116-631: The Estádio Elmo Serejo Farias (Serejão) and the Estádio Walmir Campelo Bezerra (Bezerrão) . The Edson Arantes do Nascimento Stadium (Pelezão) was the city's first and main stadium at the time of its inauguration, but was abandoned and demolished in 2009. The Federal District is a departing point for the practice of free flying sports , a sport that may be practiced with hang gliding or paragliding wings. Practitioners of such sports say that because of

1178-521: The IBGE census of 2007, there were 2,393,000 people residing in the Federal District. The population density was 410.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,064/sq mi). The Federal District is subdivided into 35 administrative regions. The Federal District is located in the Brazilian Highlands , having an altitude between 600 and 1,100 meters above sea level, with its highest point being

1240-524: The Northern Mariana Islands have their own courts which hear cases involving commonwealth law. Though they could be called "territorial courts" by some (since a U.S. commonwealth is a type of territory), they are not U.S. territorial courts as they were created by the commonwealths themselves and not by Congress; except for being in commonwealths, they are the same as state courts. In 1961 Congress legislated to provide Puerto Rico with

1302-601: The Pico do Roncador , in Serra do Sobradinho. In area, the Federal District is more than double the size of Tokyo (Japan) or the island of Maui ( Hawaii , United States). Comparing dry land areas, it is slightly larger than French Polynesia , the US State of Rhode Island , or Cape Verde . It is slightly smaller than Bali (Indonesia) or Trinidad and Tobago . The District is surrounded in almost its entirety by Goiás except for

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1364-566: The Territorial Clause . Most United States territorial courts are defunct because the territories under their jurisdiction have become states or been retroceded. There are three currently operating United States territorial courts: Their jurisdiction is similar to that of United States district courts , but despite the similarity of names, they are not "United States district courts" (though they sometimes use that term). "United States district courts", created under Article III of

1426-479: The "Parque da Cidade" ("City Park"), officially the "Parque da Cidade Sarah Kubitschek", is named after the wife of Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek , extends over four million square meters. It includes landscape works of Burle Marx , and wall tiles that decorate restrooms in the park designed by Athos Bulcão . Equipped with sports courts, a horse track, a racing kart track, skate tracks, playgrounds for children, bicycle tracks and trails for walks and jogging,

1488-893: The ACT achieved self-government , the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories took over responsibility for the JBT's administration, and it has since been administered by various Commonwealth departments responsible to the Minister for Territories. Former Federal District (Mexico) , was converted into Mexico City in January 2016. Federal District (Brazil) The Federal District ( Portuguese : Distrito Federal [dʒisˈtɾitu fedeˈɾaw] )

1550-594: The Article III U.S. district courts. Article IV judges do not have the authority to decide petitioners' appeals or be appointed to a United States Court of Appeals . The U.S. Supreme Court case Nguyen v. United States , 539 U.S. 69 (2003), presented the question of whether a panel of the Court of Appeals consisting of two Article III judges and one Article IV judge had the authority to decide petitioners' appeals. The U.S. Supreme Court declared that it did not. There

1612-539: The Brazilian Constitution of 1988: The Federal District is a legal entity of internal public law , which is part of the political-administrative structure of Brazil, of a nature sui generis , because it is neither a state nor a municipality , but a special entity that accumulates the legislative powers reserved to the states and the municipalities, as provided in art. 32, § 1º of the CF, which gives it

1674-487: The Brazilian economy is 3.7% as of 2005. Brasília International Airport is the third largest in Brazil in terms of passenger movement. Because of its strategic location it is considered a civil aviation hub for the rest of the country. This makes for a large number of takeoffs and landings and it is not unusual for flights to have to wait in the holding pattern to land. Following the airport 's master plan, Infraero built

1736-566: The City Park attracts thousands of people everyday, specially on weekends. The park's main entrance is located in the Monumental Axis South, but there are secondary exits that lead to other areas in the city's south wing. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer , it was inaugurated in 1970. Its shape is circular horizontally and structured around 16 curved pillars, forming a crown filled with futuristic and/or spatial stained-glass works in

1798-596: The Constitution of the United States. Like their mainland brethren they are entitled to life tenure and salary protection. Senate Report 1504 reveals the reason for the enactment of this Law: There does not appear any reason why the U.S. District Judges for the District of Puerto Rico should not be placed in a position of parity as to tenure with all other Federal Judges throughout our judicial system. Moreover, federal litigants in Puerto Rico should not be denied

1860-409: The Constitution — Moscow and Saint Petersburg ; it also claims Sevastopol as such (which is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, occupied by Russia). Each city is treated as a separate federal subject and has its own legislative body. Russia has federal districts , but these form an additional administrative layer between the federation government and the federal subjects rather than being

1922-581: The District of Columbia , the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit , and the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico are not U.S. territorial courts since D.C. and Puerto Rico are Article III federal judicial districts. In addition, the District of Columbia has two other local courts, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals , which hear cases involving D.C. local law only. Though their jurisdiction

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1984-849: The Esplanada dos Ministérios, or Ministries Sector. Praça dos Três Poderes concentrates some of the most important and significant buildings in the work and career of Oscar Niemeyer — the Planalto Palace, headquarters of Brazilian Presidency; the National Congress, hosting the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate; and the Higher Courts of Justice. The Square also hosts: the Panteão da Pátria (Pantheon of

2046-548: The Fatherland), the Lúcio Costa Space and three important sculptures — "Pombal", by Niemeyer; "Justice", by Alfredo Ceschiatti; and "Os Candangos", by Bruno Giorgi . In the central plaza, a giant Brazilian national flag 286 square meters (3,080 sq ft) is supported by a triangular black 100-meter (330 ft) and high pole. It is located at the end of the Esplanada dos Ministérios. In addition to being

2108-547: The Federal District is represented by the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District , whose nomenclature represents a mixture of legislative assembly (legislative power of the other units of the federation) and municipal chamber (legislative of the municipalities). The Legislative Chamber is made up of 24 district deputies. The judicial power which serves the Federal District also serves federal territories. Brazil does not have territories currently, therefore,

2170-498: The Federal District, the city of Brasília is the site of the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet , which hosted a non-championship round of the 1974 Formula One Grand Prix season . An IndyCar race that was scheduled to occur at the circuit was cancelled at the last minute in 2015 due to financial problems. The track, which has been closed since 2015, is being renovated for the end of 2023 by

2232-457: The Köppen system ), with a rainy season from October to April, and a dry season from May to September. The altitude moderates temperatures, which throughout the year are very warm rather than uncomfortably hot: maxima range from 25 to 28 °C or 77 to 82 °F throughout the year. During the dry season (winter), the humidity can reach very low level with dangerous fire risks, mainly during

2294-408: The U.S. Constitution , exist only in United States federal judicial districts , which are found only in the 50 U.S. states , the District of Columbia , and Puerto Rico . The territorial courts themselves, as Article IV courts, also assume the jurisdiction of a United States bankruptcy court in their respective territories; they do not have separate bankruptcy courts under their supervision, as do

2356-504: The U.S. Supreme Court concluded as an argument of non-incorporation: The United States District Court (in Puerto Rico) is not a true United States court established under Article 3 of the Constitution to administer the judicial power of the United States therein conveyed. It is created by virtue of the sovereign congressional faculty, granted under Article 4, §3, of the Constitution, of making all needful rules and regulations respecting

2418-518: The aisle, which was built below street level. Around the church, in the outside area, visitors can see Alfredo Ceschiatti's sculptures — the four evangelists — and inside, suspended angels. There are also paintings by Emiliano Di Cavalcanti , representing the stages of the Passion of Christ , and paintings by Athos Bulcão. The cathedral is located in the Eixo Monumental mall, at the entry to

2480-598: The arrows form a lozenge in the middle, a reference to yellow lozenge of the national flag, that stands for Brazil's mineral riches. The flag was created by the poet and herald Guilherme de Almeida , and was adopted by decree n.o 1090 on August 25, 1969. The Federal District has eight seats in the Chamber of Deputies and three in the Federal Senate . Its population also votes its governor and district deputies (which function as both state deputies and aldermen in

2542-518: The benefit of judges made independent by life tenure from the pressures of those who might influence his chances of reappointment, which benefits the Constitution guarantees to the litigants in all other Federal Courts. These judges in Puerto Rico have and will have the exacting same heavy responsibilities as all other Federal district judges and, therefore, they should have the same independence, security, and retirement benefits to which all other Federal district judges are entitled. This important change in

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2604-559: The capital. Elected president, he established the construction of Brasilia as a meta-synthesis of his Plano de Metas . In 1956, after being elected to the presidency, JK, on his own initiative, sent a message to Congress proposing the creation of the New Capital Urbanization Company (Novacap). After the congress approved the project, in September of the same year, the president signed the law that created

2666-461: The company. As a result, Novacap, a public company, was given the task of planning and executing the construction of the federal capital in the region delimited by General José Pessoa. After a public competition to select the city's pilot plan, a judging committee chose the urban design by architect Lúcio Costa, which was unanimously approved by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. This also made

2728-685: The compass stands for the centralized emanating political power of Brasília, as the capital of the country. The yellow arrows also form a cross, which symbolizes both the Southern Cross , a constellation seen only in the Southern Hemisphere and the Roman Catholic or Christian symbol of redemption brought by Pedro Álvares Cabral and under whose shadow the first Mass in Brazil was celebrated in 1500 in Bahia. With their feathers,

2790-493: The district's dry weather it offers strong thermal winds and great "cloud-streets" – which is also the name for a manoeuvre quite appreciated by practitioners. The district hosted the 14th Hang Gliding World Championship – one of the categories of free flying – in 2003. In August 2005, it hosted the 2nd stage of the Brazilian Hang Gliding Championship. Brasilia was one of the six host cities for

2852-524: The judges of the federal district court, Chief Judge Juan R. Torruella , a native of the island, was appointed to serve in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit with jurisdiction over Puerto Rico, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, and New Hampshire. In 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed Pub. L.   89–571 which transformed the Article IV federal district court in Puerto Rico into an Article III Court. This Act of Congress

2914-813: The landlocked Australian Capital Territory would have maritime access. Due to the terms of the Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act , the laws of the ACT apply to the Jervis Bay Territory, and it was administered by the Department of the Interior (and later by the Department of the Capital Territory ) as if it were part of the Australian Capital Territory, although it has always been a separate Commonwealth territory. In 1989, when

2976-584: The main cities to the west. Its main problem is the large distance between many of the stations caused by the low housing density for such a system. This makes it a small component in the Federal District transit system where a low-efficiency bus network is still predominant. Águas Claras is well served by the metro, making it one of the fastest growing areas and the most dense in the Federal District. The non-operational stations include stations under construction and mothballed stations (complete and under construction) awaiting higher density. The Federal District

3038-423: The mainland, Downes v. Bidwell , 182 U.S. 244, 266 -267; Balzac v. Porto Rico , 258 U.S. 298, 312 -313; cf. Dorr v. United States , 195 U.S. 138, 145 , 149, and to the consular courts established by concessions from foreign countries, In re Ross , 140 U.S. 453, 464-465, 480. Article Three of the United States Constitution establishes the judicial branch of the federal government . This constitutional article

3100-425: The municipalities), but not regional administrators, which are appointed by the governor itself, respecting the government centrality of the Federal District. United States territorial court The United States territorial courts are tribunals established in territories of the United States by the United States Congress , pursuant to its power under Article Four of the United States Constitution ,

3162-505: The name Brasília official, as well as the choice of Oscar Niemeyer as architect and Joaquim Cardozo as structural engineer. Construction began that same year, under the supervision of Oscar Niemeyer and Israel Pinheiro. The Bandeirante Nucleus was then formed, with candangos (workers who worked on the construction of Brasilia, initially from Goiás, Minas Gerais and mainly the Northeast). Earthworks began in November 1956. Thirty thousand workers built Brasília in 41 months. Israel Pinheiro

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3224-448: The peak hours of the hottest days. The artificial Paranoá Lake , with almost 40 km (15 sq mi) and 500 million cubic metres (410,000  acre⋅ft ) of water, was built to minimize the severe drought and consequent flammability of the dry season in the cerrado region. The politics and administration of the Federal District are distinguished from the other units of the federation in some particular points, as defined in

3286-523: The political center, the Federal District is also an important economic center, being the seventh federal unit with the highest gross domestic product (GDP) in Brazil (171.2 billion reais - 2012) and the highest GDP per capita in the country, 64,653 reais (2012). The service sector is the largest component of GDP at 92.5%, followed by the industrial sector at 7.1%. Agriculture represents 0.4% of GDP (2004). Federal District exports: soybean 77.1% and gold 16.4% (2002). The Federal District's share of

3348-476: The state of Goiás , but it shares a small border with Minas Gerais . From the first republican constitution there was already a device that foresaw the move of the federal capital from Rio de Janeiro , at that time in the former Federal District (1889–1960), to the interior of the country. In 1891 the Exploration Commission of the Central Highlands of Brazil was appointed, led by astronomer Luiz Cruls and composed of doctors, geologists and botanists, who made

3410-415: The state-owned Banco de Brasília . The white background of the flag stands for peace, and gives the idea of infinity, or the vast Brazilian territory. The green and yellow colours in the middle refer to the most commonly used of the four colours of the national flag to represent Brazil. The four yellow arrows symbolize the native nations of Brazil, whereas their pointing into the four cardinal directions of

3472-456: The term Federal Territory ( Wilayah Persekutuan ) is used for the three territories governed directly by the federal government: Kuala Lumpur (national capital), Putrajaya (federal government administrative centre) and Labuan (international offshore financial centre ). The Federal Capital Territory is a federal territory in central Nigeria. Abuja , the capital city of Nigeria , is located in this territory. The Federal Capital Territory

3534-569: The territory belonging to the United States. The resemblance of its jurisdiction to that of true United States courts, in offering an opportunity to nonresidents of resorting to a tribunal not subject to local influence, does not change its character as a mere territorial court. In Glidden Co. v. Zdanok , 370 U.S. 530 (1962) supra, the court made the following statement regarding courts in unincorporated territories : Upon like considerations, Article III has been viewed as inapplicable to courts created in unincorporated territories outside

3596-412: The transfer the old Federal District, containing the city of Rio de Janeiro, became the state of Guanabara . This state existed from 1960 until 1975, when it merged with the state of Rio de Janeiro . With the merger the capital of Rio de Janeiro state was transferred back from Niterói to Rio de Janeiro itself (as it had been until 1834 when the empire created the Neutral Municipality ). According to

3658-417: Was appointed the first mayor of the Federal District on April 17, 1960, shortly before its inauguration on April 21, 1960, the date chosen by Juscelino Kubitschek in honor of Tiradentes. The capital of Brazil was transferred from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília on 21 April 1960 and its new territory, split off from Goiás state on the border with the Minas Gerais state, became the current Federal District. After

3720-420: Was expressly extended to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico by the U.S. Congress through the federal law 89-571, 80 Stat. 764, and signed by the President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966. From this moment on, judges appointed to serve on the Puerto Rico federal district court have been Article III judges appointed under the Constitution of the United States. In addition in 1984 one of

3782-503: Was formed in 1976 from parts of the states of Nasarawa , Niger and Kogi . It is within the Middle Belt region of the country. It is administered by the Federal Capital Territory Administration , headed by a minister appointed by the President. In Pakistan , the term Federal Territory is used for the five zones and 12 union councils of Islamabad governed directly by the state government as Islamabad Capital Territory . Russia has three cities of federal importance , established by

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3844-401: Was not conducted pursuant to Article IV of the Constitution, the Territorial Clause, but rather under Article III. This marks the first and only occasion in United States history in which Congress established an Article III Court in a territory other than the District of Columbia. Since then, judges appointed to serve on the Puerto Rico federal district court are Article III judges appointed under

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