Sorriso

Sorriso is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.[1][2][3][4] The name of the city means literally "smile", but it actually came from the Italian immigrants who only cultivated rice in the region: "only rice" = "só riso". The words ended up merging themselves to form the name of the city.[5]

Sorriso, Mato Grosso
Municipality
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Capital Nacional do Agronegócio (The National Capital of Agribusiness)
Location of Sorriso in Mato Grosso
Sorriso, Mato Grosso
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 12°32′42″S 55°42′39″W
Country Brazil
RegionCenter-West
StateMato Grosso
MesoregionNorte Mato-Grossense
City EstablishedMay 13, 1986
Government
 • MayorAri Lafin
Area
 • Total3,608.416 sq mi (9,345.755 km2)
Elevation
1,198 ft (365 m)
Population
 (July 1 2019)
 • Total90,313
 • Density25/sq mi (9.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC -4
Demonymsorrisense

The city is served by Adolino Bedin Regional Airport.

Arrest of drug lord Luiz Carlos da Rocha a/k/a "White Head"

One of South America's biggest drug lords, Luiz Carlos da Rocha a/k/a "White Head" was arrested in Sorriso on 30 June/1 July 2017. Brazilean Federal Police said that he was living a "a normal social life, he was not worried about being arrested".[6][7][8]

gollark: It would be weird to... actively *listen* to it and not do anything else.
gollark: I mean, I listen to music in the background.
gollark: Why not alts?
gollark: You said "into conways game of life", not "into CGoL lounge".
gollark: Well, just program one of the turing machines as a heavdrone?

See also

References
  1. "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  2. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. Pedersoli, Bruno; Fujita, Gabriela; Alessi, Gil (24 September 2012). ""Capital do agronegócio" tem candidatos milionários rindo à toa e população carente" (in Portuguese). Sorriso: UOL Eleições 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  6. http://www.dw.com/en/police-arrest-brazils-cocaine-kingpin-luiz-carlos-da-rocha/a-39509358
  7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-40469706
  8. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/07/head-rocha-cocaine-kingpin-captured-brazil-170702010224137.html


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