Mato Grosso
Americannoun
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a plateau in SW Brazil.
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a state in SW Brazil. 475,378 sq. mi. (1,231,230 sq. km). Cuiabá.
noun
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a high plateau of SW Brazil: forms the watershed separating the Amazon and Plata river systems
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a state of W central Brazil: mostly on the Mato Grosso Plateau, with the Amazon basin to the north; valuable mineral resources. Capital: Cuiabá. Pop: 2 604 742 (2002). Area: 881 001 sq km (340 083 sq miles)
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Amazonas neighbors Mato Grosso state, Brazil’s largest producer of soybeans and a major fertilizer consumer—some 400 miles away through dense rainforest, but still closer than Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
"This legislation will make little difference to deforestation in the Cerrado if it is left out," said Alice Thault, the executive-secretary of Instituto Centro de Vida, an environmental community organisation from Mato Grosso state.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024
The Capricorn rout links the states of Mato Grosso do Sul, Parana and Santa Catarina through multiple pathways to Paraguay, Argentina and Chile.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023
Amid the high heat, wildfires are burning widely in the Pantanal biome, the world’s biggest tropical wetlands spanning parts of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul states.
From Washington Times • Nov. 15, 2023
Born into poverty, he was sent to live on his uncle’s ranch in Mato Grosso after his parents died.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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