Cuiabá the "Southern gate to the Amazon"

Cuiabá is the capital of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso! It is located in the exact centre of South America and forms the metropolitan area of the state, along with the neighbouring town of Várzea Grande. The city is actually two sister cities separated by the Rio Cuiabá: Old Cuiabá and Várzea Grande (where the airport is located). Its name is an indigenous bororo word meaning ‘arrow-fishing