Matto Grosso
Americannoun
noun
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He was killed - shot in the face - during an invasion, or re-occupation, of three farms in the western state of Matto Grosso do Sul.
From BBC
Semiao was buried on this land, now occupied by the Guarani but also claimed as legally theirs by several influential and powerful farming families here in the state of Matto Grosso do Sul.
From BBC
The Brazilian justice minister has condemned the killing of an indigenous leader who was shot during a land protest in the state of Matto Grosso do Sul.
From BBC
CUYAB�, or Cuiab�, capital of the inland state of Matto Grosso, Brazil, about 972 m.
From Project Gutenberg
The great heat and drought which prevail in Maranhao, Piauhy, Matto Grosso, and that direction generally, is eminently suitable to the dromedary, which does not thrive in hot damp weather.
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