Gama, Federal District
Gama on the map of Distrito Federal do Brasil
Gama is an administrative region (Portuguese região administrativa RA) in the Brazilian Federal District Distrito Federal do Brasil, which was established as planned and satellite city ( cidade - satélite ) for Brasília on 12 October 1960. It forms the RA- II of the Federal District.
Foundation
With the new capital, which should be built in the middle of the country on a barren plateau, the expropriation of farms and farm land by the government of the state of Goiás in the period 1956-1958 was associated. The city's name derives from the seat of the farm Gama, which is about eight kilometers from the " Catetinho ," the first new official residence of the German President Juscelino Kubitschek, was.
Like many other cities in the region Gama was founded in order to bring in temporary housing resident people. It was the solution to the massive immigration due to the construction of Brasília. These cities around Brasília around were named " cidade - satélite " ( satellite cities ), Act No. 3751 of 13 April 1960.
The architect Paulo Hungria had designed the city in May 1960 in the form of a beehive with five sectors: North, South, East, West and Central sector. The devised for trade and commerce center sector was not necessarily planned according to how it turned out, future requirements.
It was the task of the engineer José Maciel de Paiva, to establish a commission to look after the commenced in September 1960 relocations. For this he had the assistance, inter alia, of the engineer José Carlos Godoy, as well as the financial officer Agnelo Dias Correia, who is duly counted along with his wife and Godoy among the first residents of the city, and the architect Joaquim Santana.
The satellite city was founded on 12 October 1960. Passed the next " Ersteinwohner " of the city, yet in 1960, from 30 in " Barragem " in the administrative region Paranoá dispossessed families. In addition, the new city has added many residents of " Vila Amaury " and " Vila Planalto ". 1970 inhabitants were added of the industrial sector of Taguatinga. Brasília, originally planned for 600,000 inhabitants and is now a multiple of population having had to intervene and make adjustments through the management and conduct 1985-1991 about 180,000 inhabitants by administrative measures and forced relocation of people with low or no income the satellite cities, which was also affected Gama.
Following the 50 years preceding the establishment, Gama is a city with 127,121 inhabitants ( 2010), which develops very quickly and is always independent of Brasília. The economy is particularly boosted by companies in engineering or civil engineering.
How many Brazilian cities has Gama also a local saint, St. Sebastian. Its liturgical celebration always takes place on January 20.
Townships
The city of Gama was designed with five sectors or districts, each should meet after the former ideas, your own tasks, such as work, leisure, housing. In the western sector there are both residential as well as commercial buildings. The eastern sector, however, is dominated by commercial and industrial, but there are also apartments. The north and south sectors were initially intended for begütetere people and thus has been / is larger plots available. The central sector is the strongest economic sector with high traffic. Then there is the industrial sector, which theoretically is part of the eastern sector, but came through engineering, factories and offices on the sixth, independent sector.
Management
By law, no city communities that are municipios, formed as in the other states, but only the administrative regions in the Distrito Federal. Therefore, the Regional Administrator will ultimately appointed by the governor of the Distrito Federal. Currently, officiating since 26 March 2012, the banker Palhares Márcio de Oliveira ( b. 1980 ) by decree of the Governor Agnelo Queiroz on 21 March 2012, the "mayor" ( Administrador ) of Gama (as of 2012).
Western sector
Eastern sector: commercial and industrial area
Stadium Bezerrão
Adjacent adjacent to Santo Antônio do Gama are Descoberto (GO), Recanto das Emas, Riacho Fundo II, Park Way, Santa Maria and Novo Gama (GO). Gama is located 30 km from the center of Brasilia away.
Sports
In the central sector of the city, the building Built in 1977 the stadium " Estádio Walmir Campelo Bezerra ", which is from the football club " Sociedade Esportiva do Gama ", the SE Gama used. There are also all national teams will train during the football World Cup in 2014.
Infrastructure
According to the urban demands of the Charta of Athens transport links were in the Distrito Federal generously planned, so Gama is the rodovias linked to the following motorways, DF -180, DF -290, DF -480, DF- 475 and DF- 489th
On the subway network of Metrô Brasília Gama is not connected.