Três Lagoas ("Three Ponds") is a municipality in
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. It is the third most populous city in that state.
Founded in 1915, colonization began in 1880 by Luís Correia Neves Filho, Antônio Trajano dos Santos e Protásio Garcia Leal. It is named for three lakes in the region.
The city itself has a population of 123,281 according to 2020 estimates.
The city has a reasonable income distribution and does not have pockets of poverty.
Culturally different, very close to southern cultures, such as Gaucho and Catarinense. Large festivals are held here as well as rodeos.
The city is served by
Plínio Alarcom Airport.
Demographics
See also
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Três Lagoas
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Três Lagoas ( la, Dioecesis Trilacunensis) is a diocese located in the city of Três Lagoas in the Ecclesiastical province of Campo Grande in Brazil.
History
* January 3, 1978: Established as Diocese of Três Lago ...
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José Luiz Barbosa
References
Municipalities in Mato Grosso do Sul
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