| Official Name: | Porto dos Gaúchos |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Center-West |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mato Grosso |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
| Subdivision Name3: | Norte Mato-Grossense |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
| Population Total: | 5,363 |
| Timezone: | AMT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
Porto dos Gaúchos is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.[2] [3] [4] [5] The environmental conditions in Porto dos Gaúchos resemble those in other municipalities within the central-north region of the state. This area is experiencing rapid expansion driven primarily by unregulated cattle ranching, agriculture, and logging activities. Consequently, the municipality faces significant ecological challenges, including the degradation of permanent preservation areas, widespread burn-offs, and illegal deforestation. In early 2008, Porto dos Gaúchos was designated by the Ministry of the Environment as a priority municipality for initiatives aimed at preventing and combating deforestation in the Legal Amazon.[6]