Editing Cuiabá (section)

=== 20th and 21st century ===

Starting in 1930, the isolation was diminished, with the construction of roads and later with the advent of [[aviation]]. The town became a city and would grow quite rapidly from 1960 onwards, after the establishment of the newly built Brazilian capital in [[Brasília]].<ref name="sidrabaksh.wordpress.com">[http://sidrabaksh.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/adventure-time-10/ Cuiaba History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203042933/http://sidrabaksh.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/adventure-time-10/ |date=2014-02-03 }} {{in lang|en}}</ref>

In the 1970s and 1980s, the pace of growth would continue to increase as agriculture became commercialized, using the roads to transport [[soybean]]s and [[rice]] produced in the state in order to be sold abroad. The growth was such that from 1960 to 1980 the small town of 50,000 inhabitants grew into a giant, with more than a quarter of a million inhabitants (including those from the surrounding area and towns).<ref name="sidrabaksh.wordpress.com" />

Since 1990, the rate of population growth has decreased, as other towns in the state have begun to attract more immigration than the capital. Tourism has emerged as a source of income and began to become a relevant area of the country, unlike before, when it was practically uninhabited. In 2023, Cuiabá was already considered one of the ten best cities in the country to live in, according to a [[United Nations|UN]] study; it was also considered the second Brazilian city that most advanced in the last decade.<ref name="sidrabaksh.wordpress.com" /><ref>[https://www.cuiaba.mt.gov.br/governo/e-fato-cada-vez-mais-cuiaba-e-destaque-no-brasil/31429 É fato: cada vez mais, Cuiabá é destaque no Brasil]</ref>