Barra do Garças is a city with a population of 61,135 located in the

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ian state of

Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring ...

, around far from the capital city of

Cuiabá Cuiabá () is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It is located near the geographical centre of South America. Also, it forms the metropolitan area of Mato Grosso, along with the neighbouring town of Várzea Grande. The city' ...

. It was founded on 13 June 1924, but it became political independent just on 15 September 1948. Nowadays, Barra do Garças is the 8th biggest city in

. It is situated on the border between

and

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

states and due to this a

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center settled down there. A small but developed tourist city due to high agriculture exportation and a strong military presence, Barra do Garças also has a Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) and is known as ''Rio de Janeiro do Oeste'' (

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

of the West. The municipality contains the

Serra Azul State Park The Serra Azul State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual da Serra Azul) is a State park (Brazil), state park in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It protects a mountainous area of cerrado forest and contains slopes that are used for paragliding. The park co ...

, created in 1994. Barra do Garças has many other tourist attractions: a Discoporto, (UFOport), water parks, as well as hot springs, mountains, and fresh water beaches. The city is served by Barra do Garças Airport.

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Barra do Garças on TV Globo
Municipalities in Mato Grosso {{matoGrosso-geo-stub