Official Name: | Rio Verde de Mato Grosso |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -18.9178°N -54.8439°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central-West |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Mato Grosso do Sul |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
Subdivision Type5: | Metrop. region |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Elevation M: | 330 |
Area Total Km2: | 8,152 |
Population Total: | 19,973 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | AMT |
Utc Offset1: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Rio Verde de Mato Grosso is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 19,973 (2020) and its area is 8,152 km².
Rio Verde (which means "Green River" in English), how it's popularly called among the people from northern Mato Grosso do Sul, is a small town in the very edge of Serra da Alegria (which means "The Happiness Mountains"), close to the Pantanal of Nhecolândia (which means "The Blissful Burg"), one of the largest on earth. The following closest city is Coxim, an alternative center for backpackers and ecotourists from all over the world. Some of Rio Verde's great attractions are the Sete Quedas (Seven Falls), the Fazenda Igrejinha (Little Church Ranch) and the Jardim dos Tamanudás (Anteaters' Garden).