Editing Cuiabá (section)

{{Short description|Capital city of Mato Grosso, Brazil}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Cuiabá
| settlement_type    = [[Municipalities of Brazil|Municipality]]
| official_name      = Municipality of Cuiabá
| nickname           = ''Cidade Verde'' (''"Green City"'')
| image_skyline      = {{multiple image
 | perrow         = 1/2/2/2
 | border         = infobox
 | total_width    = 280
 | image1 = Cuiabá_center.jpg
 | image2 = Cuiabá,_Mato_Grosso,_Brasil._(20499789066).jpg
 | image3 = Catedral Metropolitana (Cuiaba).jpg
 | image4 = Ponte_Sérgio_Motta_em_26_de_fevereiro_de_2018.jpg
 | image5 = Igreja_do_Bom_Despacho_(Cuiaba).jpg
 | image6 = Obelisco do Centro Geodésico da América do Sul.jpg
 | image7 = Arena Pantanal.jpg
 | color  = white
 | footer = From the top, from left to right: panoramic view of Cuiabá; telecommunications tower; [[Cathedral Basilica of the Good Lord Jesus, Cuiabá|Cathedral Basilica of the Good Lord Jesus]]; Sergio Motta Bridge; Church of Nossa Senhora do Bom Despacho; [[Geodesic Center of South America]]; [[Arena Pantanal]].
}}
| motto              = Capital da Amazônia Meridional (''Capital of the Southern Amazon'')
| image_flag         = Bandeira_de_Cuiabá.svg
| image_seal         = Brasão de Cuiabá.svg
| image_map          = Brazil Mato Grosso Cuiaba location map.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location in Mato Grosso
| pushpin_map        = Brazil
| pushpin_map_size   = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Brazil
| pushpin_relief     = yes
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_type1  = [[Regions of Brazil|Region]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[States of Brazil|State]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|Brazil}}
| subdivision_name1  = [[Center-West Region, Brazil|Central-West]]
| subdivision_name2  = {{flagicon image|Bandeira de Mato Grosso.svg|border}} [[Mato Grosso]]
| leader_title       = [[List of mayors of Cuiabá|Mayor]]
| leader_name        = [[Abilio Brunini]] ([[Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006)|PL]])
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = April 8, 1719<ref name=WDL1>{{cite web|title=Topographic Map of New Discovery of the Corner in the Village of Cuiaba|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/874|publisher=World Digital Library|access-date=27 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104092212/http://www.wdl.org/en/item/874/|archive-date=4 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
| area_note          = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 3,291
| population_as_of   = 2022 <ref name=":IBGE Cidades">{{cite web|url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mt/cuiaba/panorama|title=Cuiabá |website=Cidades IBGE|access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
| population_metro   = 1086513
| area_metro_km2     = 
| population_total   = 650,912
| population_density_km2 = auto
<!-- demographics (section 1) -->| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2022)
| demographics1_title1 = [[Pardo Brazilian|Pardo]]
| demographics1_info1 = 54.92%
| demographics1_title2 = [[white brazilians|White]]
| demographics1_info2 = 30.71%
| demographics1_title3 = [[Black Brazilians|Black]]
| demographics1_info3 = 13.59%
| demographics1_title4 = [[Asian Brazilians]]
| demographics1_info4 = 0.54%
| demographics1_title5 = [[Indigenous peoples in Brazil|Indigenous]]
| demographics1_info5 = 0.23%
| timezone           = [[UTC|UTC-4]]
| utc_offset         = -4
| timezone_DST       = [[UTC|UTC-3]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -3
| elevation_m        = 165
| elevation_ft       = 541
| coordinates        = {{coord|15|35|45|S|56|05|49|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}
| area_code_type     = [[List of dialling codes in Brazil|Area code]]
| area_code          = +55 65
| postal_code_type   = Postal code
| postal_code        = from 78000-001 to 78109-999
| population_demonym = ''cuiabano''
| blank_name         = '''[[Human Development Index|HDI]]''' (2010)
| blank_info         = 0.785  – <span style="color:#090">high</span><ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf |archive-date=July 8, 2014 |access-date=August 1, 2013 |publisher=[[United Nations Development Programme]] (UNDP)
}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.cuiaba.mt.gov.br}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Cuiabá''' ({{IPA|pt|kujaˈba}}) is the [[capital city]] and the largest city of the [[Brazil]]ian state of [[Mato Grosso]]. It is located near the geographical centre of South America and also  forms the metropolitan area of Mato Grosso, along with the neighbouring town of [[Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso|Várzea Grande]].<ref>[http://www.v-brazil.com/tourism/mato-grosso/cuiaba.html Mato Grosso - information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924043003/http://www.v-brazil.com/tourism/mato-grosso/cuiaba.html |date=2013-09-24 }} {{in lang|en}}</ref> The city's name is an indigenous [[Bororo language|Bororo]] word meaning 'arrow-fishing', The city was founded in 1719, during the [[gold rush]],<ref>[https://archive.today/20140128023237/http://exoduscry.com/prayer/city-in-focus/cuiaba/ City in Focus: Cuiabá, Brazil] {{in lang|en}}</ref> and it has been the state capital since 1818. The city is a trading centre for an extensive cattle-raising and agricultural area. The capital is among the fastest-growing cities in Brazil, followed by the growth of [[agribusiness]] in Mato Grosso, despite the recession that is affecting Brazilian industries.<ref>[http://www.visitbrasil.com/visitbrasil/opencms/portalembratur/mobile/en/reasons-to-visit.html?destino=agronegocios-em-cuiaba-.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812194416/http://www.visitbrasil.com/visitbrasil/opencms/portalembratur/mobile/en/reasons-to-visit.html?destino=agronegocios-em-cuiaba-.html|date=2014-08-12}} {{in lang|en}}</ref>{{Needs update|date=March 2025}} Cuiabá was one of the host cities for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].

Cuiabá is the heart of an [[urban area]] that also includes the state's second largest city, [[Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso|Várzea Grande]]. The city is the seat of the [[Federal University of Mato Grosso]] and the largest football stadium of the state, [[Arena Pantanal]].<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/145973/Cuiaba Cuiaba - Britannica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095236/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/145973/Cuiaba |date=2014-02-02 }} {{in lang|en}}</ref>

The city is a rich mix of European, African and Native American influences and numerous [[museum]]s reflect this. Cuiabá is also notable for its [[cuisine]], [[dance]], [[music]] and [[Handicraft|craftwork]]. Known as the ''"Southern gate to the Amazon"'', Cuiabá experiences a hot humid tropical climate.