Sorriso is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5] 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.[6]
Sorriso, Mato Grosso | |
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Municipality | |
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Nickname: Capital Nacional do Agronegócio (The National Capital of Agribusiness) | |
Sorriso, Mato Grosso Location in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 12°32′42″S 55°42′39″W / 12.54500°S 55.71083°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Center-West |
State | Mato Grosso |
Mesoregion | Norte Mato-Grossense |
City Established | May 13, 1986 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ari Lafin |
Area | |
• Total | 3,608.416 sq mi (9,345.755 km2) |
Elevation | 1,198 ft (365 m) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 92,769 |
• Density | 26/sq mi (9.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
Demonym | sorrisense |
The city is served by Adolino Bedin Regional Airport.
One of South America's biggest drug lords, Luiz Carlos da Rocha aka. "White Head" was arrested in Sorriso between 30 June and 1 July 2017. Brazilian Federal Police said that he was living "a normal social life, he was not worried about being arrested".[7][8][9]