Mato Grosso

From Portuguese Mato Grosso.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæt.oʊ ˈɡɹoʊ.soʊ/, /ˈmæt.u-/, /ˈmæt.ə-/, /-ˈɡɹɑ-/

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Mato Grosso

1. A state of the Center-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Cuiabá

Do not confuse Mato Grosso (postal code MT) with its neighboring state that borders it on the south, Mato Grosso do Sul (postal code MS).

• (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: en:States of Brazil)}

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• Mato Grosso on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Literally, “thick woods”. This name was given by the bandeirantes in the 1730s.

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Mato Grosso m

1. A state of the Central-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Cuiabá

   Synonym: MT (abbreviation)

• Mato Grosso do Sul

• mato-grossense (demonym)

• (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: pt:States of Brazil)}