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Mato Grosso

State of Brazil

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Overview

Mato Grosso is a state in the Central West of Brazil. The state is home of important landscapes of the Amazon and the Pantanal.

Getting there and around

Getting there

Marechal Rondon International Airport, near Cuiabá, in the suburb of Várzea Grande, is the principal airport in the state.

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Cities

Cuiabá

Cuiabá is a city in Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Alta Floresta

a city at the southern edge of the Amazon rain forest that is a popular eco-tourism destination

Barra do Garças

thermal bath and bathing resort, on the border to Goiás in the east

Cáceres

considered the "Gateway to the Pantanal" and has an interesting old town from the early 19th century, and is known for the international fishing festival

Rondonópolis

a gateway to the João Basso Ecological Park, which has waterfalls, caves, cave inscriptions and trails

Tangará da Serra

has suitable places for sport fishing, and offers extreme sports

Várzea Grande

Várzea Grande is a city in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is the second largest municipality in the state.

Chapada dos Guimarães

its colonial-baroque-style church Nossa Senhora de Santana do Sacramento dates from 1779. The city lies on the edge of the national park of the same name with waterfalls, caves and diverse animal and plant world, landscape form: cerrado and rain forest

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Pantanal

one of the largest swamplands on earth, occupies the south-west of the state on the border with Bolivia

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UnderstandThe state is characterized by three major landscapes: the Amazon rainforest in the north, the Cerrado savannah in the center and the Pantanal swamp area in the south.

Get inMarechal Rondon International Airport, near Cuiabá, in the suburb of Várzea Grande, is the principal airport in the state.

SeeThe Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, with its caves, grottoes, tracks, and waterfalls, is one of its tourist attractions. The extreme northwest of the state has a small part of the Amazonian forest.

DoFishing in the Teles Pires, São Benedito and Azul rivers is productive practically all year long.

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