Barão de Melgaço is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
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**Nation state, a ...
of
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso ( – ) is one of the states of Brazil, the List of Brazilian states by area, third largest by area, located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible ...
in the
Central-West Region of
Brazil
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.
The municipality contains 43% of the
Encontro das Águas State Park
The Encontro das Águas State Park () is a State park (Brazil), state park in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
It covers an area of the pantanal rich in watercourses.
Location
The Encontro das Águas State Park is divided between the municipalit ...
, created in 2004.
The city is named for
Augusto Leverger, Baron of Melgaço
Augusto João Manuel Leverger, Baron of Melgaço (30 January 1802 – 14 January 1880), nicknamed "Cuiabá's Breton", was a French-born Brazilian admiral, writer, historian, geographer and several times president of the province of Mato Grosso in ...
, a
Brazilian Navy
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The navy was involved in War of Independence of Brazil#Naval action, Brazil's war of independence ...
admiral during the
Paraguayan War
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.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Mato Grosso
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Mato Grosso (MT), located in the Central-West Region of Brazil. Mato Grosso is divided into 142 municipalities, which are grouped into 22 microregions, which are grouped into 5 mesoregions.
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External links
Pantanal Escapes - Travel Guide and tourist information for Barão de Melgaço and region
References
Municipalities in Mato Grosso
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