Corumbá is a municipality in Brazil bordering Puerto Quijarro in Bolivia, belonging to the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Central-West region of the country. Located on the right bank of the Paraguay River, located very close to the border between Brazil and Bolivia, Corumbá is considered the first development pole of the region, and because it contains 50% of the Pantanal territory, it received the nickname Capital of the Pantanal, in addition to being the main and most important urban area in the region. Also known as the white city due to the light color of its land, as it is based on a formation of lime that gives the local lands a light color.
It is the third most important city in the state in economic, cultural and population terms, after Campo Grande, the state capital, and Dourados. It is the most important port in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and one of the most important river ports in Brazil and the world.
It belonged to Bolivia until the end of the 19th century; but through a treaty most of its current territory was ceded by the President of Bolivia Mariano Melgarejo.
There is an (almost) urban connection of Corumbá with 3 cities: Ladário, Puerto Suárez and Puerto Quijarro. With this there is an urban network of about 200 thousand people, being served by two airports: Corumbá and Puerto Suárez, it is also connected by a railway line that connects it to both Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivia, and Campo Grande and through the waterway. Tamengo Canal for the Paraguay River Basin that flows into the Atlantic Ocean, many import and export activities are carried out. Main exporter of Mato Grasso del Sur, the municipality of Corumbá acquired the status of the most dynamic city in the State and 86th among the 300 most dynamic in the entire country, according to the "Atlas of the Brazilian Market 2008", released in June by the Mercantile Gazette.
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