Mato Grosso

Geography

The state contains the swamps of the Pantanal. The Transpantaneira is a bare-earth highway which was originally planned to cross the Pantanal, but built in the 1970s it was never finished and is now mostly used for touristic tours. Mato Grosso is an essentially agrarian state, with economy based on cattle-raising. The Chapada do Guimarães National Park is located in the state. The Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT) is spread out all over the state with 4 campuses, 5 distance education centres, one experimental farm, one research base at the Pantanal, the University Hospital and 10 teaching advanced posts. The University is led by Rector Paulo Speller since 2000, who should stay in office up to 2008.

Related Topics:
Pantanal - 1970s - Cattle - Chapada do Guimarães National Park - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

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