Ort in Mato Grosso - Cuiaba, Liste Der Gemeinden in Mato Grosso, Rondonopolis, Pocone, Peixoto de Azevedo, Barra Do Garcas, Alto Garcas (English, German, Paperback)

Kapitel: Cuiaba, Liste Der Gemeinden in Mato Grosso, Rondonopolis, Pocone, Peixoto de Azevedo, Barra Do Garcas, Alto Garcas, Varzea Grande, Caceres, Alta Floresta, Juina, Villa Bella. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Cuiaba is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It is located in the exact centre of South America and is in conurbation with the neighbouring town of Varzea Grande. The name is of obscure Indian origin, reportedly meaning "arrow-fishing" and alludes to the Bororo custom of using arrows to fish. Another version says that there was an Indian group called Ykuiapa. Others say that a Portuguese man was taking a bath in the river using a kind of plate made with half coconut (named cuia), and the stream took it, and the man said: Cuia ba (something like "the cuia is gone"). The largest pole of tourism, economy, agro industry, trade and culture of the State. The new Marechal Rondon International Airport connects Cuiaba with many Brazilian cities and also operates some international flights. The city is home to the Federal University of Mato Grosso. View of Cuiaba, from the City Hall. In the front, the church of "Nosso Senhor dos Passos," behind, the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Saint Benedict's Chapel.Cuiaba was founded on January 1, 1727 by Rodrigo Cesar de Menezes, then the "captain" of the captaincy of Sao Paulo in the aftermath of the discovery of gold mines. It was given township status in 1818 and became the capital in 1835. Since the late eighteenth century, until the time of the Paraguay War, the town remained small and in decline. The war, however, brought some infra-structure and a brief period of economic boom, supplying sugar, foodstuffs and timber to the Brazilian troops. After the war the town was once again forgotten by the rest of the country, to such an extent that the Imperial and later the Republican governments of Brazil used to use it as an exile for troublesome...http: //booksllc.net/?l=d