Editing Federal District (Brazil) (section)

==Geography==
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 the [[Pico do Roncador]], in Serra do Sobradinho.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Distrito Federal: Geografia |publisher=Barsa Planeta Internacional |year=2009 |pages=1012 |language=pt-br |trans-title=Federal District: Geography}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ecloniq |date=2022-05-13 |title=Qual é o ponto mais alto do DF {{!}} pico do roncador |url=https://ecloniq.com/qual-e-o-ponto-mais-alto-do-df-confira-isto-pico-do-roncador/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Ecloniq |language=pt-BR }}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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 a short stretch along the [[Preto River (Paracatu River tributary)|Preto River]] with [[Minas Gerais]]. The District's eastern boundary is marked by the aforementioned Preto River, an eventual tributary of the [[São Francisco River|São Francisco]], and its western boundary by the [[Descoberto River|Descoberto]], an eventual tributary of the [[Río de la Plata]]. The northern and southern boundaries are roughly straight lines.

===Climate===
The Federal District has a [[tropical savanna climate]] (''Aw'' according to [[Köppen climate classification|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 {{convert|25|to|28|C|F|disp=or}} throughout the year. During the [[dry season]] (winter), the [[humidity]] can reach very low level with dangerous fire risks, mainly during the peak hours of the hottest days. The artificial [[Paranoá Lake]], with almost {{convert|40|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and {{convert|500|e6m3|acre.ft|lk=out}} of water, was built to minimize the severe drought and consequent flammability of the dry season in the [[cerrado]] region.