Cáceres,_Mato_Grosso

Cáceres, Mato Grosso

Cáceres, Mato Grosso

Municipality in Central-West, Brazil

Cáceres is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It covers an area of 24,000km2 and as of 2020 had an estimated population of 94,861.

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The town is sited on the Paraguay River, and hosts a popular fishing festival each September.[6] The municipality contains part of the Serra das Araras Ecological Station.[7] It also contains part of the Taiamã Ecological Station.[8] The municipality contains the 114,000 hectares (280,000 acres) Guirá State Park, created in 2002.[9]

Cáceres was the starting point of the Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition.[10]

Cáceres is the administrative headquarters of the Mato Grosso State University and counts with 13 graduation courses and 3 post graduation courses.[11]

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References

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    Ivan Sache (21 November 2010). "Cáceres, Mato Grosso (Brazil)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
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    "Thousands of piranhas infest beach, bite swimmers". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
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    Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica da Serra das Araras (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-19
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    Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica de Taiamã (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-18
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    Parque Estadual Guirá (in Portuguese), Via Rural, archived from the original on 2016-12-20, retrieved 2016-12-08
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    Roosevel-Rondon Scientifi Expedition Website, retrieved 2017-03-27
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    UNEMAT Website (in Portuguese), retrieved 2017-03-27

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