Sorriso
Sorriso, Mato Grosso | |
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Municipality | |
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| Nickname: Capital Nacional do Agronegócio (The National Capital of Agribusiness) | |
 Location of Sorriso in Mato Grosso | |
  Sorriso, Mato Grosso Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 12°32′42″S 55°42′39″W / 12.54500°S 55.71083°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| 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 |
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]
The city is served by Adolino Bedin Regional Airport.
Arrest of drug lord Luiz Carlos da Rocha aka. "White Head"
[edit]One of South America's biggest drug lords, Luiz Carlos da Rocha aka. "White Head" was arrested in Sorriso between 30 June and 1 July 2017. Brazilian Federal Police said that he was living "a normal social life, he was not worried about being arrested".[7][8][9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ Pedersoli, Bruno; Fujita, Gabriela; Alessi, Gil (24 September 2012). ""Capital do agronegócio" tem candidatos milionários rindo à toa e população carente" (in Portuguese). Sorriso: UOL Eleições 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Police arrest Brazil's cocaine kingpin Luiz Carlos da Rocha | DW | 02.07.2017".
- ^ "Brazil arrests notorious drug kingpin Luiz Carlos da Rocha". BBC News. 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Brazil police capture 'white head' cocaine kingpin".
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