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Sorriso
Municipality in Center-West, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sorriso is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5] 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.[6]
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Sorriso, Mato Grosso | |
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Municipality | |
Nickname: Capital Nacional do Agronegócio (The National Capital of Agribusiness) | |
![]() Location of Sorriso in Mato Grosso | |
Coordinates: 12°32′42″S 55°42′39″W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Center-West |
State | Mato Grosso |
Mesoregion | Norte Mato-Grossense |
City Established | May 13, 1986 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ari Lafin |
Area | |
• Total | 3,608.416 sq mi (9,345.755 km2) |
Elevation | 1,198 ft (365 m) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 92,769 |
• Density | 26/sq mi (9.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
Demonym | sorrisense |
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The city is served by Adolino Bedin Regional Airport.