Ceilândia
title: "Ceilândia" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["administrative-regions-in-the-federal-district-(brazil)", "satellite-cities"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceilândia" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ceilândia |
| settlement_type | Administrative region |
| official_name | Região Administrativa de Ceilândia |
| Administrative Region of Ceilândia | |
| nickname | Cei |
| image_skyline | {{multiple image |
| border | infobox |
| total_width | 290 |
| image_style | border:1; |
| perrow | 1/2/2/2 |
| image1 | Ceilândia.jpg |
| image2 | Letreiro de Ceilândia.jpg |
| image3 | Brasília-Reservatório-Elevado-de-Ceilândia-8.jpg |
| image4 | Feira Central de Ceilândia (2).jpg |
| image5 | Com quase R$ 168 milhões em recursos, Ceilândia completa 52 anos - 52775057520.jpg |
| image6 | Casa do Cantador.jpg |
| image_caption | Clockwise from top: City view, Water Tower, Bus terminal, Casa do Cantador, Fair, Ceilândia sign |
| image_flag | Bandeira de Ceilândia.svg |
| image_map | Distrito Federal RA Ceilandia.svg |
| map_caption | Localization of Ceilândia in Federal District |
| pushpin_map | Brazil |
| pushpin_map_caption | Localization of Ceilândia in Brazil |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name | Brazil |
| subdivision_name1 | Central-West |
| subdivision_name2 | [[Image:Bandeira do Distrito Federal (Brasil).svg |
| leader_title | Regional administrator |
| leader_name | Vilson José de Oliveira |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | |
| area_total_km2 | 230.30 |
| population_as_of | 2010 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 398374 |
| population_density_km2 | 1729.8 |
| population_demonym | Ceilandense |
| timezone | BRT |
| utc_offset | −3 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 1000 |
| area_code | +55 61 |
| postal_code_type | Postal Code (CEP) |
| postal_code | 72200-000 |
| website | www.ceilandia.df.gov.br |
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Ceilândia () is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is bordered by Brazlândia to the north, Taguatinga to the east, and Samambaia and Sol Nascente/Por do Sol to the south. With about 398,374 inhabitants, it is the administrative region of largest population in the Federal District. Ceilândia was created in 1971 by Hélio Prates da Silveira, originally created as the "CEI" () in 1969, a campaign to combat irregular settlements near Brasília.
History
Early history
Ceilândia was originally created by the government in the 1970s as a campaign by then governor Hélio Prates da Silveira to keep people from moving into Brasília and setting up invasions. The root of the name Ceilândia is "CEI" (). The campaign was created by Hélio Prates da Silveira to prevent people from invading Brasilia, and to combat irregular settlements in the region.
In 1969, after only nine years of existence, the Federal District already had 79,128 people living in irregular occupations, out of a population of 500 thousand inhabitants in all of the Federal District. In that year a seminar took place in Brasília concerning social problems of the Federal District. Invasion dwellers were the most serious problem.
17619 lots were laid out and in 1970 the first construction began. In nine months the transfer of the families was concluded with the streets opening. The population had no water, no public lighting, and no public transport and struggled against dust, mud and flash floods.
Ceilândia was founded on March 27, 1971, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 49, of October 25, 1989.
Recent developments
Today Ceilândia is the largest electoral college of the Federal District and the most populous city, with more inhabitants than the Brasília. It occupies a total of 91 residential squares laid out like Brasília, intercalated by areas for local commerce, churches and schools. There are also some special areas that are set aside to provide community services. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Casa_do_Cantador.jpg" caption="Partial view of the [[Casa do Cantador]], one of its symbols"] ::
An active commercial center, it has 4,500 commercial establishments and 1,600 small industries. The economically active population is more than 160,000 people.
Two important locals of Ceilandia are the Caixa d'Água (Water Tower), and the Casa do Cantador (House of the Singer), a cultural center dedicated to the artists of Northeast Brazil. The building was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and completed in 1986.
Ceilândia and its fairs
Ceilândia is considered the second largest "Northeastern city" outside the Brazilian Northeast Region (the first one is São Paulo). About 70% of the population is of Northeastern origin. The presence of the Northeast culture can be seen in the number of open-air fairs (13 in all). The fairs (feiras-livres) were also an alternative for the workers that did not find space in the economy of the Federal District. In most of them, fruits, foods, clothes and footwear are commercialized. The Fair of the Producer (Feira do Produtor e Atacadista de Ceilândia) sells wholesale and supplies almost 50% of the Federal District.
The Central Fair (Feira Permanente de Ceilândia), is the largest of all. It occupies an area of seven thousand square meters and sells household articles, tools, electric appliances, fruits, vegetables, and poultry. It is located next to the Caixa d'Água (Water Tower) - the symbol of Ceilândia. Another fair is the Feira do Rolo.
Sports
Venues
- Estádio Maria de Lourdes Abadia
Clubs
- Football
Transportation
Ceilândia is served by several highways connecting it to Brasília
- DF-075 (Estrada Parque Núcleo Bandeirante - EPNB);
- DF-085 (Estrada Parque Taguatinga - EPTG, or "Linha Verde");
- DF-095 (Estrada Parque Ceilândia - EPCL, or "Via Estrutural").
Metro
Ceilândia is served by the following Federal District Metro stations, and is expected to have two more stations.
References
References
- "Perfil do administrador". Administração Regional de Ceilândia, DF.
- "Pesquisa Distrital por Amostra de Domicílios - 2010/2011". [[Codeplan]].
- Patriolino', 'Luana. (2021-03-27). "Cidade mais populosa do DF, Ceilândia chega aos 50 anos com economia própria".
- "Ceilândia: 41 anos de história, tradição e modernidade!".
- PODER360. (2021-03-27). "Ceilândia, implantada no apartheid de Brasília, completa 50 anos".
- Brasília, Histórias de. (2020-03-27). "A origem de Ceilândia".
- Brasília, Histórias de. (2020-03-27). "A origem de Ceilândia".
- (2018-03-27). "História de Ceilândia se mistura com o Nordeste".
- Ribeiro, Raquel Martins. (2018-09-09). "Sabores e ritmos de Ceilândia: o reduto nordestino da capital federal {{!}} Metrópoles".
- Flávio, Lúcio. (2020-01-05). "Ceilândia ganha título de Capital da Cultura Nordestina no DF".
- Braziliense, Correio. (2024-01-19). "Metrô-DF abre licitação para obras de expansão em Ceilândia".
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