Diamantino
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Diamantino is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil. It has a population of 22,178 and is located near Diamantino River. It lies above sea-level, and sits at the foot of the Mato Grosso plateau. Its history dates back to 1730, when it was established as a gold mining settlement. In 1746, diamonds were discovered, causing the town's population to swell and prosper. However, the quantity of diamonds was greatly overestimated, and the town's population steadily declined.
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- Diamantino
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- Diamantino in 1863
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- Central-West
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- Mato Grosso
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Diamantino is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil. It has a population of 22,178 and is located near Diamantino River. It lies above sea-level, and sits at the foot of the Mato Grosso plateau. Its history dates back to 1730, when it was established as a gold mining settlement. In 1746, diamonds were discovered, causing the town's population to swell and prosper. However, the quantity of diamonds was greatly overestimated, and the town's population steadily declined.
Near the city lies 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Diamantino” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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