MT · Center-West
Population: 323,172 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Várzea Grande (informally referred to by the acronym VG) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Mato Grosso. Located on the right bank of the Cuiabá River, it is 7 km west of the state capital and covers an area of 938.057 km². It belongs to the Vale do Rio Cuiabá Metropolitan Region and to the Cuiabá intermediate and immediate geographic regions. According to the population estimate for 2025, its population was 318,922 inhabitants, making it the second most populous city in the state, the 7th most populous in the Center-West Region and the 93rd most populous in the country.
It has the fourth largest Gross Domestic Product of Mato Grosso, behind Cuiabá, Rondonópolis and Sorriso, with important economic activity in the industrial and commercial sectors; the city is one of the most important wholesale and tourism hubs of the state. With an urbanization rate of about 98.46%, the municipality had 51 health facilities in 2009. Its Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.734 (2010), considered high by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and it ranks thirteenth among the municipalities of Mato Grosso.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
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)
12.69 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
64.07 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
184.53 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,003.27 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
1.84 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
0.96 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
4.7 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.7 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
23.16 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
99.52 %
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)
879.16 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), 879 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)
Hot Average temperature: 27.6 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 33.0 | 32.8 | 33.2 | 33.1 | 31.6 | 31.8 | 32.2 | 34.7 | 35.6 | 35.1 | 34.0 | 33.3 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 22.8 | 20.2 | 18.4 | 17.1 | 18.7 | 21.9 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| Rain (mm) | 238 | 262 | 233 | 113 | 53 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 129 | 195 | 200 |
Weather station Cuiabá, 6 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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