Sorriso
Sorriso, Mato Grosso | |
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Municipality | |
Nickname(s): Capital Nacional do Agronegócio (The National Capital of Agribusiness) | |
![]() Location of Sorriso in Mato Grosso | |
![]() ![]() Sorriso, Mato Grosso Location in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 12°32′42″S 55°42′39″W / 12.54500°S 55.71083°W | |
Country |
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Region | Center-West |
State | Mato Grosso |
Mesoregion | Norte Mato-Grossense |
City Established | May 13, 1986 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dilceu Rossato (PR) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,608.416 sq mi (9,345.755 km2) |
Elevation | 1,198 ft (365 m) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 82,792 |
• Density | 23/sq mi (8.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC -4 |
Demonym | sorrisense |
Sorriso is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.[1][2][3][4] The name of the city means literally "smile", but it actually came from the Italian immigrants who only cultivated rice in the region: "only rice" = "só riso". The words ended up merging themselves to form the name of the city.[5]
The city is served by Adolino Bedin Regional Airport.
See also
- Sorriso Airport
- List of municipalities in Mato Grosso
- Sorriso Technologies, Inc.
References
- ↑ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ Pedersoli, Bruno; Fujita, Gabriela; Alessi, Gil (24 September 2012). ""Capital do agronegócio" tem candidatos milionários rindo à toa e população carente" (in Portuguese). Sorriso: UOL Eleições 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
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