Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil. It is in the western part of the country. Mato Grosso shares borders with the states of Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. It also borders the country Bolivia to the southwest. The name, Mato Grosso, means "thick jungle".
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| Location of State of Mato Grosso in Brazil Location of State of Mato Grosso in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 15°34′S 56°04′W / 15.567°S 56.067°WCoordinates: 15°34′S 56°04′W / 15.567°S 56.067°W | |
| Country | 22x20px Brazil |
| Capital and Largest City | Cuiabá |
| Government | |
| • Governor | José Pedro Taques (PSDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 903,357 km2 (348,788 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,115,336 |
| • Rank | 19th |
| • Density | 3.4486211/km2 (8.931888/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 25th |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2006 estimate |
| • Total | R$ 35,284,000,000 (15th) |
| • Per capita | R$ 12,350 (8th) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2005 |
| • Category | 0.801 – medium (11th) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BRT-1) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (BRST-1) |
| Postal Code | 78000-000 to 78890-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-MT |
Mato Grosso is the state in Brazil in which the most deforestation of Brazil's part of the Amazon Rainforest has happened. In 1977, the state was split into two halves. This created the new state Mato Grosso do Sul. The Bororo native people live in the Mato Grosso area.
Cities
There are few cities. The most important ones are:
- Alta Floresta
- Barra do Garças
- Cáceres
- Cuiabá, the capital
- Rondonópolis
- Sinop
- Várzea Grande
Mato Grosso Media
- CHAPADA DOS GUIMARÃES - MIRANTE.JPG
- Cuiabá center.jpg
Cuiabá, the capital and financial center of the state, in 2022.
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Campus of the Federal University of Mato Grosso in Cuiabá
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Soy plantation in Brasnorte
- Tocando a Boiada.jpg
A atividade de condução de boiadas é comum na região do Mato Grosso
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Amaggi Group Headquarters in Cuiabá
- BR 163 Cuiabá-Rondonópolis duplicada.jpg
BR-163 / BR-364, duplicate stretch between Cuiabá and Rondonópolis.
- Mato Grosso - BR-174 (sinalização) (8102611909).jpg
BR-174 highway in Mato Grosso
- Cuiaba airport 3.jpg
References
| States of Brazil | Flag of Brazil |
|---|---|
| Acre | Alagoas | Amapá | Amazonas | Bahia | Ceará | Espírito Santo | Goiás | Maranhão | Mato Grosso | Mato Grosso do Sul | Minas Gerais | Pará | Paraíba | Paraná | Pernambuco | Piauí | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Grande do Norte | Rio Grande do Sul | Rondônia | Roraima | Santa Catarina | São Paulo | Sergipe | Tocantins | |
| Federal District: Brazilian Federal District | |