Samambaia () is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is bordered by Ceilândia and Sol Nascente/Pôr do Sol to the north, Taguatinga to the east, and Riacho Fundo II and Recanto das Emas to the south. With a population of 232,893, it is the second largest administrative region by population, behind Ceilândia. Samambaia was founded on October 25, 1989, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 49, of October 25, 1989. Its current administrator is Marcos Leite de Araújo.
Education Samambaia is home to the Federal Institute of Brasília's Samambaia Campus.
Sports
Clubs
Rugby Clube e Escola de Rugby Samambaia Campeonato Brasiliense Samambaia Futebol Clube
Transportation
Metro Samambia is served by the following Federal District Metro Green line stations:
Furnas station Samambaia Sul station Terminal Samambaia station
See also List of administrative regions of the Federal District
References
External links
Regional Administration of Samambaia website Government of the Federal District website