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The Historic Center of Cuiabá (Portuguese: Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte) is a historic area in the municipality of Cuiabá, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.

History

The Historic Center follows the city's first urban roads, which were formed shortly after the discovery of gold on the banks of the Prainha stream in 1722. The mining period was short, lasting until 1730, but was fundamental in defining the city's axes of occupation. The city grew and consolidated other spaces, such as the quadrangle of Largo da Matriz. The Portuguese slowly added the symbols of colonial administration in the Praça da Matriz, a broad public square now known as the Parça da República; they included the pillory, chamber and jail house, and residences of the ombudsmen and judges-de-fora.

The city went through a long period of economic stagnation in the 18th and 19th century. It was only reversed after the Estado Novo (), when the government of Getúlio Vargas planned and built numerous works in the Historic Center. The "Official Works" (Obras Oficiais) of the Vargas government brought government and cultural buildings to the urban fabric of the Historic Center. Avenida Getúlio Vargas was enlarged, but buildings of the "Official Works" were inserted into the colonial urban fabric. Cuiabá retained a "typically colonial appearance"

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