The name of the Brazilian state Mato Grosso means “great woods,” but as these colored rectangular shapes indicate, much of the tropical forest has been cut down and given over to farming. Mato Grosso is one of Brazil’s top cattle-producing and crop-producing states, with the main crops including corn, soy, and wheat. Although the state has one of the highest historical rates of deforestation in Amazonian Brazil, deforestation is slowing, and Mato Grosso is now said to be a global leader in climate-change solutions. March 18, 2019.