Mato Grosso
geographical name
Ma·to Gros·so ˌma-tə-ˈgrō-(ˌ)sō 
-(ˌ)sü
variants or formerly Matto Grosso
1
state of southwestern Brazil bordering Bolivia; capital Cuiabá area 352,400 square miles (912,716 square kilometers), population 3,035,122
2
plateau region in east central Mato Grosso state, Brazil