Barra do Garças
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Barra do Garças is located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, around 550 km (320 miles) far from the capital city of Cuiabá. The city has a population of 50,000 people.
The city is situated on the border between Mato Grosso and Goiás states and due to a geodesic center settled down there.
A small but developed tourist city due to high agriculture exportation and a strong military presence, Barra do Garças also has a Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) and is known as Rio de Janeiro do Oeste (Rio de Janeiro of the West). The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Garças.
Barra do Garças has many tourist attractions: a Discoporto, (UFOport), water parks, as well as hot springs, mountains, and fresh water beaches.
[edit] Culture
In August an important italian wind orchestra has performed there: the Orchestra Fiati Giovanile Italiana e Coro "I Music Piemonteis" conducted by Ugo Bairo, and his choir, conducted by Carmelo Luca Sambataro. There he performed his wind composition dedicated to the local government: The Mato Grosso March. You can see some videos of the event on Youtube at this Address http://www.youtube.com/user/dresdo
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