- Barra do Garças
Barra do Garças is a city with a population of 50,000 located in the
Brazil ian state ofMato Grosso , around 550 km (320 miles) far from the capital city ofCuiabá . It is situated on the border betweenMato Grosso andGoiás states and due to ageodesic center settled down there.A small but developed tourist city due to high agriculture exportation and a strong military presence, Barra do Garças also has a Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) and is known as "Rio de Janeiro do Oeste" (
Rio de Janeiro of the West). The city is the seat of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Garças .Barra do Garças has many tourist attractions: a Discoporto, (UFOport), water parks, as well as hot springs, mountains, and fresh water beaches.
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thumb|right|Porto do Bae in Barra do Garças] In August, an Italianwind orchestra performed there: the "Orchestra Fiati Giovanile Italiana e Coro "I Music Piemonteis" conducted by Ugo Bairo, and hischoir , conducted byCarmelo Luca Sambataro . There he performed his wind composition dedicated to the local government, "TheMato Grosso March".External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/dresdo youtube video of orchestra performance]
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