Cuiaba is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, located near the geographical center of South America, and forms a metropolitan area with the neighboring town of Varzea Grande. Its name is an indigenous Bororo word meaning arrow-fishing. The city was founded in 1719 during a gold rush and has been the state capital since 1818, serves as a trading center for an extensive cattle-raising and agricultural region, and was one of the host cities for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Facts
Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Cuiaba (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 691,875 (2025)
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Cuiaba
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates -15.59611, -56.09667
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 193 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -15.75, -56.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -15.75, -56.25
-15.75 -56.25 Aw
4. GeoNames: Cuiabá - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3465038, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 3465038, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
-15.59611 -56.09667 P PPLA BR 14 5103403 618124 193 America/Cuiaba
Cuiaba (Wikipedia)
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Cuiabá (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [kujaˈba]) is the capital city and the largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
Cuiaba (Wikipedia)
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