Sorriso

Sorriso, Mato Grosso
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 / -12.54500; -55.71083
Country  Brazil
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

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ↑ 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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