Campo Grande is the capital and largest city of Mato Grosso do Sul. The economy of the state is largely based onagriculture andcattle-raising. Crossed in the south by theTropic of Capricorn, Mato Grosso do Sul generally has a warm, sometimes hot, and humid climate, and is crossed by numeroustributaries of theParaná River. The state has 1.3% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.5% of the BrazilianGDP. Mato Grosso do Sul is also known for its natural environment, and is a destination for domestic andinternational tourism. ThePantanal lowlands cover 12 municipalities and presents a variety of flora and fauna, with forests, natural sand banks, savannahs, open pasture, fields and bushes. The cityBonito, in themountain ofBodoquena, has prehistoriccaves, naturalrivers,waterfalls, swimming pools and theGruta do Lago Azul cave.
The nameMato Grosso do Sul isPortuguese for "Southern Thick Bush"; the name is inherited from its northern neighbour state of Mato Grosso, from which it was split on 1 January 1979. The state is still commonly referred to as "Mato Grosso" incolloquial speech. Other names that were proposed, at the time of the split and afterwards, include "Pantanal" (a reference to its best known geographical feature) and "Maracaju" (a reference to theMaracaju Mountain Range that crosses the state from north to south).
Mato Grosso do Sul hashumid subtropical andtropical climates. The average annual rainfall is 1471.1 mm. January is the warmest month, with mean maximum of 34 °C (93.2 °F) and minimum of 24 °C (75.2 °F) and morerain; July experiences the coldest temperatures, with mean maximum of 25 °C (77 °F) and minimum of -2,0 °C (28 °F) andsun.
The "cerrado" landscape is characterized by extensive savanna formations crossed by gallery forests and stream valleys. This ecosystem includes various types of vegetation. Humid fields and "buriti" palm paths are found where the water table is near the surface. Alpine pastures occur at higher altitudes, and mesophytic forests grow on more fertile soils. The "cerrado" trees have distinctive twisted trunks covered in thick bark, and their leaves are typically broad and rigid. Many herbaceous plants have extensive roots to store water and nutrients. The plants' thick bark and roots serve as adaptations to the periodic fires that sweep through the cerrado landscape, protecting them from destruction and allowing them to sprout again after the fire.
The state is located in western Brazil, in a region mostly occupied by the inland marshes of thePantanal. The highest elevation is the 1,065 m high Morro Grande.
In the 1630s, the Jesuits also established short-lived missions among theGuaraní people in theItatín region of present-day Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. They were destroyed by Bandeirantes and revolts by the indigenous people.[3][4]
The first peoples orindigenous peoples of Mato Grosso do Sul, particularly occupying the Nhande Ru Marangatu tropical rainforested area, are theGuarani-Kaiowá, first contacted by non-indigenous peoples in the 1800s.
On October 11, 1977, the state was created by dividing the state of Mato Grosso. Its status as a state went into full effect two years later on January 1, 1979. The new state also incorporated the entirety of the former territory ofPonta Porã.
The last PNAD (National Research for Sample of Domiciles) census revealed the following numbers: 1,293,797Brown (Multiracial) people (46.9%), 1,168,407White people (42.4%), 179,101Black people (6.5%), 96,029Amerindian people (3.5%), 19,616Asian people (0.7%).[7]
According to an autosomal DNA study from 2008, the ancestral composition of Mato Grosso do Sul is 73.60% European, 13.90% African and 12.40% Native American.[8] Additionally, according to a different 2013 DNA study, the ancestral composition of Mato Grosso do Sul is: 58.8% European, 25.9% Amerindian and 15.3% African ancestries, respectively.[9]
According to data from 2020, if Mato Grosso do Sul were a country, it would be the world's fifth largest producer of oilseeds.[12] In 2020, Mato Grosso do Sul was the 5th biggest grain producer in the country, with 7.9%.[13] Insoy, produced 10.5 million tons in 2020, one of the largest producing states in Brazil, around 5th place.[14] It is the 4th largest producer ofsugarcane, with around 49 million tons harvested in the 2019/20 harvest.[15][13] In 2019, Mato Grosso do Sul was also one of the largest producers ofmaize in the country with 10,1 million tons.[16] Incassava production, Brazil produced a total of 17.6 million tons in 2018. Mato Grosso do Sul was the 6th largest producer in the country, with 721 thousand tons.[17]
The state has the 4th largest cattle herd in Brazil, with a total of 21.4 million head of cattle.[18] The state is a major exporter of beef, but also poultry and pork. In poultry farming, the state had, in 2017, a flock of 22 million birds.[19] In pork, in 2019, Mato Grosso do Sul slaughtered more than 2 million animals. The state occupies the 7th Brazilian position in pig farming, moving towards becoming the 4th largest Brazilian producer in the coming years.[20]
In 2017, Mato Grosso do Sul had 0.71% of the national mineral participation (6th place in the country). Mato Grosso do Sul had production ofiron (3.1 million tons at a value of R$324 million) andmanganese (648 thousand tons at a value of R$299 million).[21]
Metalfrio headquarters inTrês Lagoas, Brazilian multinational manufacturer of refrigeration equipment.
Mato Grosso do Sul had an industrial GDP of R $19.1 billion in 2017, equivalent to 1.6% of the national industry. It employs 122,162 workers in the industry. The main industrial sectors are: Public Utility Industrial Services, such as Electricity and Water (23.2%), Construction (20.8%), Food (15.8%), Pulp and Paper (15.1%) and Petroleum Derivatives and Biofuels (12.5%). These 5 sectors concentrate 87.4% of the state's industry.[22]
In the city ofTrês Lagoas, the production ofpaper andcellulose is considerable. Mato Grosso do Sul recorded growth above the national average in the production of cellulose, reached the mark of 1 million hectares of planted eucalyptus, expanded its industrial park in the sector and consolidated itself as the largest exporter of the product in the country in the first quarter of 2020. Between 2010 and 2018, production in the south of Mato Grosso increased by 308%, reaching 17 million cubic meters of round wood for paper and cellulose in 2018. In 2019, Mato Grosso do Sul reached the leadership of exports in the product in the country, with 9.7 million tons traded: 22.20% of the total Brazilian pulp exports that year.[23]
In 2022, Mato Grosso do Sul had, between municipal, Mato Grosso do Sul state and federal highways, 45,176.8 km of municipal highways, 15,084.0 km of Mato Grosso do Sul state highways and 3,197.6 km of federal highways. In 2022 there were about 8,000 km of paved roads (between state and federal highways).[24][25] InBR-163 there were about 120 km ofduplicated highways in 2022, with future planning to have a total of 847 km of duplications, crossing the entire state. Other important highways in the state areBR-262,BR-060 andBR-267. As it is a state that only became more populated in the 1970s, its transport network is in a clear process of evolution, and it continues to be a low-density road network.[26][27]
The state also has tworailway lines: theEstrada de Ferro Noroeste do Brasil, which connects the center-west of the state of São Paulo with the city ofCorumbá, in Mato Grosso do Sul, on the Paraguay River, with 1,330 kilometers in length; andFerrovia Norte Brasil, which has connected the city ofSanta Fé do Sul withRondonópolis since 1989, being one of the main corridors for the flow of grain in the region, with 755 kilometers connect the northwest of São Paulo with the south of Mato Grosso.[28]
River navigation, once again important, is losing its pre-eminence. Two fluvial axes make up the state, both belonging to the Río de la Plata basin. The Paraguay River integrates the state with the neighboring countries Paraguay and Argentina, and with Mato Grosso through the port ofCáceres. The main products transported by the river are: iron and manganese ores, cement, wood, petroleum derivatives and cattle. In 1999, this waterway began transporting sugar, departing from Porto Murtinho. The main ports are Corumbá (Corumbá, Ladário and Porto Esperança) and Porto Murtinho. Finally, theParaná-Tieté Waterway runs through theParaná River.[29]
About international Airports:
Campo Grande - The operation ofCampo Grande International Airport is shared with the Campo Grande Air Base. The airport has two runways. Construction of the main runway, made of concrete, began in 1950 and was finished in 1953. The passenger terminal was concluded in 1964, and in 1967 concrete aprons were built for both military and civilian aircraft. As commercial aviation demand grew, it became necessary to widen the civil aircraft apron, which was completed 12 years after its construction. The airport has been administered byInfraero since 1975.
Corumbá -Corumbá International Airport, located just 3 km (1.86 mi) from the city center, was opened on September 21, 1960, the city's anniversary. Built on a land plot of 290 hectares and at an elevation of 140 meters above sea, it has an asphalt runway measuring 1660 x 30 meters, with one of its thresholds reinforced with concrete for an additional 60 meters. Corumbá International Airport has been administered byInfraero since February 1975.
Ponta Porã -Ponta Porã International Airport is also administered byInfraero.
The most importanttourist city in the state isBonito, considered the capital ofecotourism in Brazil. Its main attractions are the natural landscapes, and the immersions in rivers of transparent waters, waterfalls, caves and sinkholes. Along withJardim,Guia Lopes da Laguna andBodoquena, it is the main municipality that integrates the region's tourist complex.[31] ThePantanal is also an area of considerable visitation.[32]
Ponta Porã,Bela Vista andPorto Murtinho, being located on the border with Paraguay, receive many visitors, and with the construction of Bioceanic Corridor, Porto Murtinho will have a considerable increase in business tourism.[33]
Mato Grosso do Sul's flag was designed by Mauro Michael Munhoz. A white stripe divides an upper left green corner from a bottom right blue space with a yellow star. White symbolizes hope, green is an allusion to the state's rich flora, blue represents its vast sky, while the yellow star adds balance, force and serenity. The star on the flag isAlphard, the brightest star in the constellationHydra.
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