Mato Grosso · Brazil Capital
In the destination Chapada dos Guimarães and Nobres.
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The city
Cuiabá brings together historic heritage, regional traditions and green spaces in the center of Mato Grosso. On Morro do Seminário (hill), the Igreja do Bom Despacho (church) is a highlight of the capital's religious architecture.
3 places to stay in Cuiabá.
3 places picked to eat.
What to know before you go.
The local experience
The town core that grew up after gold was discovered in the Prainha stream in 1722 has about 400 buildings across 13 hectares listed by Iphan (Brazil's national heritage institute). Mansions, churches and narrow streets preserve the look of the old colonial town.
Built around 1730 in rammed earth, near the gold diggings of Miguel Sutil, it has been listed by Iphan (Brazil's national heritage institute) since 1975. It hosts the Festa de São Benedito, one of the most popular religious celebrations in Mato Grosso.
Discover Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário e São Benedito
Completed in 1973 on the site of the old main church demolished in 1968, it is about 40 meters tall and 100 meters long. Inside, a 20-meter mosaic of Christ the King by Polish artist Arystarch Kaszkurewicz dominates the altar.
Discover Catedral Basílica do Senhor Bom Jesus
An obelisk on Praça Pascoal Moreira Cabral that marks the point Marshal Rondon calculated in 1909 as the center of the continent. The original marker is still visible inside the monument, which appears on the city flag.
Discover Centro Geodésico da América do Sul
Opened in 2000, it preserves 77 hectares of cerrado (Brazilian savanna) right in the urban area, with trails, a viewpoint and an environmental education center. The name honors a Black woman who lived in the area in the 19th century and is surrounded by legends.
Part of the Federal University of Mato Grosso, it opened in 1973 on the capital's campus and holds a collection from the state's Indigenous peoples. Next to the building is a reference house built in 2008 with the participation of Kurâ-Bakairi Indigenous people.
Discover Museu Rondon de Etnologia e Arqueologia
It protects the springs of the Barbado stream, a tributary of the Rio Cuiabá (river), and has about 2 km of trails through native vegetation. It also has a viewpoint, a reflecting pool and the Praça Nações Indígenas (square), dedicated to the memory of the state's peoples.
Discover Parque Estadual Massairo Okamura
