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Porto dos Gaúchos

Coordinates: 11°29′S 57°22′W / 11.483°S 57.367°W / -11.483; -57.367
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Porto dos Gaúchos
Municipality
Country Brazil
RegionCenter-West
StateMato Grosso
MesoregionNorte Mato-Grossense
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total5,363
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)

Porto dos Gaúchos is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5] The environmental conditions in Porto dos Gaúchos resemble those in other municipalities within the central-north region of the state. This area is experiencing rapid expansion driven primarily by unregulated cattle ranching, agriculture, and logging activities. Consequently, the municipality faces significant ecological challenges, including the degradation of permanent preservation areas, widespread burn-offs, and illegal deforestation. In early 2008, Porto dos Gaúchos was designated by the Ministry of the Environment as a priority municipality for initiatives aimed at preventing and combating deforestation in the Legal Amazon.[6]

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  6. ^ "Preserving Porto dos Gaúchos". www.amazonfund.gov.br. Retrieved 2024-05-21.

11°29′S 57°22′W / 11.483°S 57.367°W / -11.483; -57.367