Corumbá is a city in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, 425 km Southwest of Campo Grande, the state's capital. It has a population of approximately 96.000 inhabitants, and its economy is based mainly in agriculture, pecuary and tourism.
A river port on the Paraguay River and a junction point on the railroad to Bolivia, it is a trade center for a large pastoral region. Corumbá exports leather, meat products, iron ore, and manganese and has varied light industries.
Founded as a military outpost and colony in 1778, it became strategically important with the opening of the Paraguay River to international trade after the Paraguayan War (1865–70). Nearby are the buttes of Morro do Urucum, which contain vast mineral deposits.
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