To coordinate the colonization and the defense of the frontier region with Paraguay
the southern part of the State of Mato Grosso was detached in 1943 to form the
separate federal territory of Ponta Poră.
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CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR
Governor
Governador
1943 - 1946 Maj. Ramiro Noronha
In 1945 the territory was abolished and its lands reincorporated into Mato Grosso.
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