Rondonópolis
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About Rondonópolis
Rondonópolis (formerly known as Rio Vermelho (Red River)) is the third-largest municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is located around 215 km (134 mi) from Cuiabá, the capital of the state. The city is named for military officer and explorer Cândido Rondon.
According to the Köppen climate classification, Rondonópolis is classified as tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw), on summer is hot, the temperature rises to 35°C, on winter are warm, the temperature rises to 30°C.
The municipality contains the 6,422-hectare (15,870-acre) Dom Osório Stoffel State Park, created in 2002. The Vermelho River runs through the south of the municipal seat and along the north of the state park border.
According to the Brazilian census in 2022 the town had 244,911 inhabitants.
The city is growing quickly because many industries settled there and the soybean plantation is considered a "new gold rush" in the region, attracting emigrants from distant regions of Brazil...
Overview adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA. Photography via Wikimedia Commons.