Cáceres, Mato Grosso

Cáceres

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Country Brazil
State Mato Grosso
Founded 6 October 1778[1]
Population (2016)
  Total 90,881

Cáceres is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It covers an area of 24,000km2 and as of 2014 had an estimated population of 90,000. [2]

The town is sited on the Paraguay River, and hosts a popular fishing festival each September.[3] The municipality contains part of the Serra das Araras Ecological Station.[4] It also contains part of the Taiamã Ecological Station.[5]

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

References

  1. Ivan Sache (21 November 2010). "Cáceres, Mato Grosso (Brazil)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. "Mato Grosso: Caceres". Cidades. IBGE. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. "Thousands of piranhas infest beach, bite swimmers". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica da Serra das Araras (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-19
  5. Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica de Taiamã (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-18

External links

16°11′S 57°40′W / 16.183°S 57.667°W / -16.183; -57.667

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