MT · Center-West
Population: 116,637 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Tangará da Serra is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Mato Grosso, in the Centre-West Region of the country. It is the sixth most populous municipality in its state, with a population of 112,547 inhabitants according to the IBGE estimate for 2024.
Founded on 13 May 1976, its economy is based on services, agro-industry and agriculture, with particular emphasis on soybean and sugarcane production. Commerce is considered one of the best structured in the interior of Mato Grosso. The municipality is a regional hub and also has several tourist attractions, such as waterfalls, inns and parks. The origin of the name comes from the tangará bird.
Its area is 11,323.640 km², and the distance to Cuiabá, the state's administrative capital, is 240 kilometres.
It is watered by several rivers and streams, the most important of which is the Sepotuba River. Its waterfalls are also notable, the best known being the Salto das Nuvens and the Salto Maciel.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
MT average (6 cities): 70 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
12 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
52.91 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
MT average (6 cities): 39 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
228.64 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,246.83 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
MT average (6 cities): 31 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.54 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
1.86 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
MT average (6 cities): 52 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5.3 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.2 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
MT average (6 cities): 72 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
33.71 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
98.62 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
MT average (6 cities): 3 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
1,034.28 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek (SBBR), 1,034 km in a straight line · 2,806 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
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