Canarana - Federal state Mato Grosso
The state of Mato Grosso is located in the western periphery of the mid-west of Brazil. It borders on the federal states of Amazonas and Pará in the north, on Goiás and Tocantins in the east, on Mato Grosso do Sul in the south and on Rondônia and the neighbouring country Bolivia in the west.
Canarana lies toward the east of the state of Mato Grosso, about 870 km (by car) from Cuiabá, the capital. There are approximately 22,000 people living in Canarana. The town was founded on the 15.02.1975, primarily for agrarian purposes. Soon many Brazilians came to Canarana from the south (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Parana etc.) to work the land. Today the most important trade in Canarana is in soy and corn, but cattle farming is also a vital industry.
Tourists will find several hotels and accommodations in Canarana. A multitude of shops and supermarkets remind one of Europe rather than Brazil. Many banks opened up branches here, so that any international tourist/visitor can easily withdraw money with his or her credit card.
Canarana is the starting point for our Indio tours. Here you will spend a night or two at the Hotel Raios de Sol. The texts and photographs on this site are protected by copyright: © by Pantanal-/Amazonas-Tours |
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