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  Mato Grosso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mato Grosso is an essentially agrarian state, with economy based on cattle-raising.
The Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT) is spread out all over the state with 4 campuses, 5 distance education centres, one experimental farm, one research base at the Pantanal, the University Hospital and 10 teaching advanced posts.
The Mato Grosso state flag was abolished by Law No. 1.046 of October 8, 1929, but reinstated by article 140 of the Constitution of the State of Mato Grosso on July 11, 1947.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mato_Grosso   (368 words)

  
 Mato Grosso do Sul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neighbouring states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná.
Mato Grosso do Sul literally means "Southern Thick Forest", a name inherited from its northern neighbour state of Mato Grosso, of which it was part until the latter was split in the 70s.
Mato Grosso do Sul's economy is based primarily on farm products, of which cattle-raising is probably the most important.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mato_Grosso_do_Sul   (338 words)

  
 Embassy of Brazil in London : Central West Region - Mato Grosso do Sul   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Close contact with the people of those neighbouring countries resulted in the inhabitants of Mato Grosso do Sul absorbing cultural traits from them, particularly in the areas closest to the border, where the residents speak with a strong Spanish accent and musical rhythms such as guarânia are typical of those of Paraguay.
Capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and one hundred kilometres from the Pantanal, Campo Grande is one of the points of departure for this ecological haven.
One of its main attractions is the Parque dos Poderes, seat of the executive, legislative and state government, situated in the heart of an ecological reserve.
www.brazil.org.uk /page.php?n=363   (1098 words)

  
 Mato Grosso on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Alerta en la selva: las llamas de Mato Grosso pararon a las puertas del mayor parque de Brasil.(TT: Alert in the jungle: the flames of Mato Grosso stopped at the entrance of the greatest park of Brazil)
Brazil: State of Mato Grosso is biggest cotton producer.
Mato Grosso Gov. Blairo Maggi, also known as the Soybean King, is confident that provincial farmers can expand.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/MatoG1ros.asp   (651 words)

  
 Mato Grosso --  Encyclopædia Britannica
It is bounded on the northwest by the states of Rondônia and Amazonas, on the northeast by Pará;, on the east by Tocantins and Goiás, on the south by Mato Grosso do Sul, and on the southwest and west by Bolivia.
It is an ancient erosional plateau that occupies much of central Mato Grosso state and extends from the border of Goiás state westward to the Serra dos Parecis, which lies near the Bolivian border.
It is bounded on the north by the state of Mato Grosso, on the northeast by the state of Goiás, on the east by Minas Gerais and São Paulo, on the southeast by Paraná;, and on the west and south by Bolivia and Paraguay.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9051399   (639 words)

  
 Viajes y reflexiones por el Mato Grosso do Sul y alrededores....
Dos de éstas terminaron en acciones penales contra gerentes de bancos, banqueros y propiestarios de casas de cambio.
La proximidad de Mato Grosso do Sul con la frontera de Paraguay y con Bolivia facilita la compra de armas, la contratación de pistoleros y la fuga de los criminales.
Por cierto Mato Grosso quiere decir 'bosque denso'.
buson.blogspot.com   (4497 words)

  
 Mato Grosso, Brazil
The state of Mato Grosso (the name means "primeval forest") in central Brazil is surrounded (in clockwise order) by Rondìnia, Amazonas, Pará;, Tocantins and Goiás (beyond the Rio Araguaia) and Mato Grosso do Sul.
The first settlers and founders of towns in the Mato Grosso, in the early 18th century, were gold prospectors from eastern Brazil.
In 1979 the southern part of the state was hived off and became the independent state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
www.planetware.com /brazil/mato-grosso-bra-mt-mt.htm   (182 words)

  
 Account Of A Visit To Indigenous Communities In The State Of Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil - Indymedia Ireland
Mato Grosso do Sul is one of Brazil’s 26 states, situated in the southwest of the country.
The forests and natural vegetation and wildlife have been destroyed and replaced in much of Matto Grosso do Sul by millions of hectares of cash crops in the form of soya and sugar cane and huge numbers of cattle and sheep for export outside the State.
The result of hundreds of years of land theft and oppression means that many of the 60,000 Indians in the state of Matto Grosso do Sul are penned into small reservations, totally inadequate to their needs.
www.indymedia.ie /newswire.php?story_id=68995   (2726 words)

  
 Mata Grosso   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The northern half of the region – the state of Mato Grosso – is sparsely populated with the only settlements of any size – Cuiabá, Rondonópolis and Cáceres – having a combined population of little over a million.
To the west of Mato Grosso do Sul there are Bolivian swamps and forest; the mighty rivers Araguaia and Paraná (one flowing north, the other south) form a natural rim to the east, while the Rio Paraguai and the country named after it complete the picture to the south.
The name Mato Grosso, which means “thick wood”, is more appropriate to the northernmost state, where thorny scrubland passes into tropical rainforest and the land begins its incline towards the Amazon, interrupted only by the beautiful uplifted plateau of the Chapada das Guimarães.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /south_america/brazil/about_destin/matagrosso.html   (869 words)

  
 Campo Grande, capital city of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Capital of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, is the point of departure to some other important ecotourism destinations.
One of its main attractions is the Parque dos Poderes, seat of the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary Powers of the government of Mato Grosso do Sul, situated in the heart of an ecological reserve.
Also in the city is the Parque do Prosa, a central park with running tracks, lakes, an acoustic shell and restaurants; the Solar do Baís, or Pensão Pimentel, is one of the capital's historical features, with neo-classical facades and iron fanlights over the doors.
www.v-brazil.com /tourism/mato-grosso-do-sul/campo-grande.html   (421 words)

  
 Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil, located in the southwestern part of the country, in the jungles of Pantanal[?].
Like Mato Grosso, from which is was separated in 1975, Mato Grosso do Sul depends mainly on cattle-raising.
The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ma/Mato_Grosso_do_Sul.html   (70 words)

  
 Mato Grosso do Sul - RecipeFacts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil.
The star in the blue sky in the bottom right corner stands for balance, force and serenity.
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www.recipeland.com /encyclopaedia/index.php/Mato_Grosso_do_Sul   (339 words)

  
 Read about Mato Grosso do Sul at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Mato Grosso do Sul and learn about Mato Grosso do ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Read about Mato Grosso do Sul at WorldVillage Encyclopedia.
Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the
Neighboring states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais,
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Mato_Grosso_do_Sul   (209 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: mato-grosso-do-sul
Nature and Society in Central Brazil The Suya Indians of Mato Grosso.
Se depender da Associação de Bandas de Rock de Mato Grosso do Sul, a ABROCK, a cena roqueira sul-mato-grossense terá vida longa.
Mato Grosso do Sul produz atualmente um dos maiores eventos culturais da América do Sul.
www.technorati.com /tag/mato-grosso-do-sul   (364 words)

  
 BR-0249 Brief
Known as the Pantanal, the area's 200,000 square kilometers are located principally in Brazil's states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.
For this year, this percentage is expected do drop to 15% in MT (due to increase in current revenues) and increase to 23% in MS.
The lack of capability of both states to generate a surplus in their current accounts reveals the difficulties that they are presently facing.
www.iadb.org /exr/doc98/pro/bbr0249.htm   (4587 words)

  
 Soya & Oilseed Industry News
Yorinori said the blight was first detected in Mato Grosso do Sul 30 days ago and may be found elsewhere.
The outbreak of the blight came after Brazil discovered new cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Mato Grosso do Sul earlier this month, triggering meat import restrictions from 43 countries.
Mato Grosso do Sul accounts for nearly half of Brazil's beef exports.
www.soyatech.com /bluebook/news/viewarticle.ldml?a=20051028-5   (247 words)

  
 Mato Grosso do Sul
Using his attributions, the Governor of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul instituted the Flag of the State on January 1 St. 1979.
Pictures of Mato Grosso do Sul and its industries...
Links to Mato Grosso do Sul and its cities...
www.vivabrazil.com /matogrossodosul.htm   (228 words)

  
 Parana States Brazil South America Regional   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The EU maintains regional bans on the beef imports from the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana and Sao Paulo, which also have seen outbreaks of...
Russia stopped importing beef and pork from Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana states, where foot-and-mouth disease was found on ranches.
The states most affected by the reductions in cotton cropland are Mato Grosso (less 126,400 hectares), Goiás (-74,700 hectares), Paraná (-39,300 hectares...
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/South_America/Brazil/States/Parana   (354 words)

  
 Memórias on line
A total of 128 ticks of the genus Amblyomma were recovered from 5 marsupials (Didelphis albiventris) _ with 4 recaptures _ and 17 rodents (16 Bolomys lasiurus and 1 Rattus norvegicus) captured in an urban forest reserve in Campo Grande, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Raul di Primo in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.
The present study was carried out in order to verify the possible presence of Borrelia sensu lato in ticks found as ectoparasites of marsupials and rodents in an urban forest reserve of Campo Grande, the capital city of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, in southwestern Brazil.
memorias.ioc.fiocruz.br /975/4451.html   (686 words)

  
 Account Of A Visit To Indigenous Communities In The State Of Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil - Indymedia Ireland
It is four times the size of the island of Ireland but has a population of only two million.
However, Indian communities in Matto Grosso do Sul are now fighting back with great courage and determination to reclaim traditional lands and to try and secure a better future for their children.
While on our visits to the Indian villages, we got an urgent report that one particular community of Kaiowa were under threat of immediate eviction from lands they had occupied.
www.indymedia.ie /newswire.php?story_id=68995&results_offset=1   (2726 words)

  
 birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
Cuiabá, the capital of Mato Grosso, Brazil, is within a radius of 60 miles (100 km) surrounded by tropical rain forest, dry and wet savannas.
A riqueza da fauna na região do Morro do Azeite e a beleza do Rio Vermelho...
Waking up to the sound of birds, spending the day doing several activities, or simply relaxing and enjoying the excellent service of our very friendly and efficient staff, makes any person forget the daily rush common in our lives.
www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/america_south/brazil_mato_grosso_do_sul.html   (2432 words)

  
 Brazil Highlights
Consequently, any soybean area increases in the Center-West states of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Goias during the 2000/01 growing season are likely to be moderated by a shift from soybeans to corn by some farmers in the Southern states of Parana, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.
During the 1999/00 growing season, Mato Grosso surpassed Parana to became Brazil’s leading producer of soybeans.
Rio Grande do Sul suffered yield reductions due to back-to-back droughts during the 1998/99 and 1999/00 growing seasons.
www.fas.usda.gov /pecad2/highlights/2000/10/BR101100.htm   (568 words)

  
 Tour of the Brazilian Pantanal
In addition to the WCPSDP, co-sponsors of the tour included the office of the Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul, the Environment Committee of the Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso do Sul, and the city of Corumbá;.
Jose Orcirio Miranda dos Santos, a visit to the Company Cinco Bacia (Inter-American Company for Navigation and Commerce) in Corumbá;, a visit to Acurizal Ranch and to Fazenda Sao Bento in northern Mato Grosso do Sul, and a flyover of Pantanal National Park in the state of Mato Grosso.
The state government of Mato Grosso do Sul provided five 4-passenger planes for the aerial tour.
www.pantanal.org /tour.htm   (647 words)

  
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In the state of Mato >Grosso do Sul, the first case of human infection was confirmed in 1937, in >Coxim township, to the north of Campo Grande [the present state capital] >and northeast of Tres Lagoas.
panda.fat.org.br /pipermail/leish-l/2002-May/000067.html   (348 words)

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