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Mato Grosso do Sul

British  
/ ˈduː sul /

noun

  1. a state of W central Brazil: formed in 1979 from part of Mato Grosso state. Capital: Campo Grande. Pop: 2 140 624 (2002). Area: 350 548 sq km (135 318 sq miles)

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The research focused on fossils found in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul and was published in the journal Gondwana Research.

From Science Daily May 12, 2026

The commission also extended an apology to the Guarani Kaiowá Indigenous people, who were also chased off their land in Mato Grosso do Sul state to make way for farms run by non-Indigenous Brazilians.

From Seattle Times Apr. 5, 2024

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

The union submitted that evidence on Tuesday to a court in Sidrolandia, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, where Bolzan said JBS employs 5,000 people directly and indirectly.

From Reuters Jul. 14, 2023

Some 24 raids were carried out by police on Wednesday in the capital, Brasilia, as well as in the states of Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondonia and Parana.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2023

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