Cuiabá

Cu·ia·bá

 (ko͞o′yə-bä′)

A city of west-central Brazil west of Brasília on the Cuiabá River, about 485 km (300 mi) long. The city was founded during the gold rush of the early 18th century.

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Cuiabá

(Portuguese kuiaˈba) or

Cuyabá

n

1. (Placename) a port in W Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso state, on the Cuibá River. Pop: 777 000 (2005 est)

2. (Placename) a river in SW Brazil, rising on the Mato Grosso plateau and flowing southwest into the São Lourenço River. Length: 483 km (300 miles)

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Cu•ia•bá

(ˌku yəˈbɑ)

n.

the capital of Mato Grosso, in W Brazil. 167,894.

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