Campo Verde is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the 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 ...

in the Central-West Region of

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. The municipality contains 13% of the

Rio da Casca Ecological Station The Rio da Casca Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica do Rio da Casca) is an ecological station in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It protects a partly deforested area of savanna. Location The Rio da Casca Ecological Station (ESEC) is ...

, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1994.

History

The region began to be populated in 1886 by the Borges and Fernandes families. The town held no relevant economic activities until the 1960s. With the installation of a gas station, agriculture became a viable option. The fertile soil allowed for plantations to prosper, population to grow and consequently giving the land the need for leadership organization. The municipality was given the name "Campo Verde", separating from the "Dom Aquino" municipality. The name "Campo Verde" was chosen by the inhabitants of the municipality through a referendum, and it is in honor of the extensive soy plantations that dominate the landscape during harvest. https://novo.campoverde.mt.gov.br/historia/

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Municipalities in Mato Grosso {{MatoGrosso-geo-stub

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