| Mato Grosso | |
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Location  | |
Coat of arms and flag   | |
| State | Brazil |
|---|---|
| Capital | Cuiabá |
| Surface | 903 357.908 km² |
| Inhabitants | 3 033 991 (2010) |
| Institutional website | |
Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central western region.
To know
Geographical notes
Located in the central-western part of the country. It borders to the west with the Bolivia and the state of Rondônia, north with the states of Amazonas is Para, east with the states of Tocantins is Goiás and to the south with the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
The state is characterized by three great landscapes: to the north the Amazon rainforest, to the center the landscape of the savannah of the Cerrado and to the south the marshy area of Pantanal.
Territories and tourist destinations
Mato Grosso: full screen map.Urban centers
- Cuiabá - The state capital. Although it was founded in the Baroque period, it has long been unremarkable and has only a few colonial buildings, but it is still an ideal starting point for excursions to the Pantanal and al Chapada dos Guimarães National Park.
- High Floresta - Popular destination forecotourism at the southern end of the Amazon rainforest.
- Barra do Garças - A small but developed tourist town known as the "Rio de Janeiro western. "Among its attractions are its spas and seaside resorts.
- Curvelândia - Small city among beautiful landscapes dotted with caves and rivers with clear waters.
- Cáceres - River port on the Paraguay River where a popular fishing festival takes place every September. It is also a good entry point to both Pantanal than to the Bolivia. It has an interesting historic center from the early 19th century.
- Juína - Contains the ecological station of Iquê.
- Primavera do Leste - Served by the homonymous airport
- Rondonópolis - Travelers are attracted by the attractive offers agritourism and the natural beauty of the region.
- Sinop - It is known as the capital of Nortão, one of the main cities in the north of Mato Grosso.
- Tangará da Serra - The municipality boasts amazing natural beauties and places suitable for sport fishing. In addition, the municipality has a favors the practice of extreme sports, such as: rafting, climbing, rowing and abseiling.
- Várzea Grande - City, close to the capital, where Marechal Rondon International Airport is located and ideal starting point for business trips. The main tourist attractions are the various fishmongers, rapadura mills and pastry shops in the Bonsucesso district.
Other destinations
- 1 Pantanal - The largest wetland in the world included among the World Heritage Sites in Brazil. It occupies the southwestern part of the state bordering the Bolivia.
- 2 Pantanal Matogrossense National Park (Parque Nacional do Pantanal Matogrossense) - Mostly flat with granite rocks.
- 3 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães) - Region of rugged terrain with spectacular cliffs and waterfalls that contains the geographic center of the continent.
- 4 Campos Amazônicos National Park (Parque Nacional dos Campos Amazônicos) - Extended park in the States of Rondônia, Amazonas and Mato Grosso
- 5 Juruena National Park (Parque Nacional do Juruena) - The third largest national park in the Brazil.
How to get
How to get around
What see
What to do
At the table
Coma
- Meat with rice (Meat with arroz)
- Moqueca de pintado
- Couscous cuiabano (Cuscuz cuiabano)
- Bulky beans (Feijão empamonado
- Ribs in the sun (Costela ao sol)
- Meat with green banana (Meat with green banana)
Safety
Other projects
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