Barão de Melgaço, Mato Grosso

Barão de Melgaço
Municipality
Location in Mato Grosso
Country Brazil
RegionCenter-West
StateMato Grosso
MesoregionCentro-Sul Mato-Grossense
Population
 (2020 )
 • Total
8,164
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Barão de Melgaço is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.

The municipality contains 43% of the 108,960-hectare (269,200-acre) Encontro das Águas State Park, created in 2004.

The city is named for Augusto Leverger, Baron of Melgaço, a Brazilian Navy admiral during the Paraguayan War.

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