Diamantino

Diamantino
Diamantino in 1863
Diamantino in 1863
Flag of Diamantino
Coat of arms of Diamantino
Motto(s): 
Adamante Durior Progenies (Latin)
People tough as diamond
Location in Mato Grosso state
Location in Mato Grosso state
Diamantino is located in Brazil
Diamantino
Diamantino
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 14°24′32″S 56°26′45″W / 14.40889°S 56.44583°W / -14.40889; -56.44583
CountryBrazil
RegionCentral-West
StateMato Grosso
FoundationSeptember 18, 1728
Government
 • MayorManoel Loureiro Neto (MDB)
Elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total22,178
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Diamantino is a municipality in Mato Grosso state in Brazil. It has a population of 22,178 and is near Diamantino River. It is 1,837 feet (560 m) above sea-level, and sits at the foot of the Mato Grosso plateau. Its history dates from 1730 as a gold mining settlement. In 1746, diamonds were discovered, which made the town's population swell and prosper. The amount of diamonds was greatly overestimated, and the town population steadily declined.[2]

Near the city is the South American pole of inaccessibility, which means that no place in South America is as far from the nearest ocean as this point. The closest ocean is the Pacific Ocean, at the Peruvian-Chilean border.[citation needed]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Diamantino" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 157.