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Why visit Samambaia
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 33 parks and trails, 12 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Estádio Joaquim Domingos Roriz.
Weather in Samambaia
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Samambaia
Samambaia (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐmɐ̃ˈbajɐ]) 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.
From the Wikipedia article Samambaia, Federal District (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks3
PEC - Ponto de Encontro Comunitário
Monument and historic site
Avenida Primeira Sul
Parks, trails and playgrounds33
21 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes12
Restaurante Comunitário
Restaurant · 2.2 km
1 ADE S Conjunto 15
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship22
Assembléia de Deus de Brasília
Place of worship · Evangelical · 2.5 km
QR 323 Conjunto 8 12 Samambaia Sul-DF
Santo Antônio M.Zacaria
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.4 km
104 CONJ 1 QS, Samambaia
IPNAC - Igreja Pentecostal Nova Aliança com Cristo
Church
01 Qn 309 Conjunto 09 Lote 01, Brasília
Shopping17
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries29
Creche Angico
School · Protestant · 1.4 km
01 QN 503 Conj 12 Lote, Distrito Federal
Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde - Campus Samambaia
School · 1.4 km
Sul QS 301 Conjunto 4 - Centro Urbano, Samambaia
Healthcare4
Unidade de Pronto Atendimento - Samambaia
Clinic and pharmacy
Lt 1 QS 107 CJ 4, Samambaia Sul
Unidade de Pronto Atendimento - Riacho Fundo II
Clinic and pharmacy
Lt 1 QN 31 CJ 3, Riacho Fundo II
CAPS - Centro de Atenção Psicossocial III SAMAMBAIA
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.4 km
QR 302, Área especial
Map of Samambaia
125 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Brasília International Airport (BSB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 km away.
- Recanto das Emas 5 km southeast, about 5 min by car
- Riacho Fundo II 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Ceilândia 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Águas Claras 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Riacho Fundo 9 km east, about 9 min by car
- Núcleo Bandeirante 15 km east, about 15 min by car
- Gama 16 km south, about 16 min by car
- Brasília 22 km northeast, about 22 min by car
- Plano Piloto 26 km east, about 26 min by car
- Planaltina 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Letreiro de Samambaia, Agência Brasília, CC BY 2.0
- Samambaia DF Brasil - Igreja Santo Inácio de Loyola - panoramio, Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- Samambaia DF Brasil - Igreja - panoramio, Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- Samambaia DF Brasil - Igreja Beato Allamano - panoramio, Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- QR 609 - Samambaia Sul, Brasília - DF, Brazil - panoramio, Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- Samambaia Sul, Brasília - DF, Brazil - panoramio (8), Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- Samambaia Sul, Brasília - DF, Brazil - panoramio (3), Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- Samambaia Sul, Brasília - DF, Brazil - panoramio, Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- Samambaia Sul, Brasília - DF, Brazil - panoramio (1), Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- Samambaia Sul, Brasília - DF, Brazil - panoramio (2), Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- Samambaia Sul, Brasília - DF, Brazil - panoramio (6), Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- Samambaia Sul, Brasília - DF, Brazil - panoramio (7), Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- Samambaia DF Brasil - Igreja S, João Evangelista - panoramio, Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- Samambaia DF Brasil - Forum - panoramio, Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- Terminal Samambaia metro station, 29-03-2024 (2), Jcornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Terminal Samambaia metro station, 29-03-2024 (4), Jcornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Terminal Samambaia metro station, 29-03-2024 (5), Jcornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Terminal Samambaia metro station, 29-03-2024 (3), Jcornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Terminal Samambaia metro station, 29-03-2024 (6), Jcornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Terminal Samambaia metro station, 29-03-2024, Jcornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Samambaia DF Brasil - Capela de Santo Antonio - panoramio, Josue Marinho, CC BY 3.0
- Carteira-hardware-ledger, Roderart, CC BY-SA 4.0
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