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Iguaçu Territory ( pt, Território Federal do Iguaçu) was a Brazilian
Iguaçu Territory ( pt, Território Federal do Iguaçu) was a Brazilian federal territory
A federal territory is an administrative division under the direct and usually exclusive jurisdiction of a federation's national government. A federal territory is a part of a federation, but not a part of any federated state. The states constit ...
from 1943 to 1946. It was located in the south region of Brazil.
During its three years of existence, the territory had two military governors: João Garcez do Nascimento and Frederico Trotta. The demarcation of the boundary of the territory was also changed at least once during its existence: in 1944, to incorporate the capital region, Iguaçu (current Laranjeiras do Sul
Laranjeiras do Sul is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.
It was once the territorial capital of Iguaçu.
See also
*List of municipalities in Paraná
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of P ...
), to the territory.
State of Iguaçu (''proposed'')
Soon after the termination of the Federal Territory of Iguaçu, in 1946, there was a favorable movement that proposed to rebuild the territory which was abolished, this time as a new state. This occurred especially in cities where projects funded by the federal government, such as schools and roads had been initiated because these works were stalled when the extinction of the territory took place. The city ofCascavel
Cascavel is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is the fifth most populous city in the state with 332,333 residents, according to IBGE, a government agency. The distance to Curitiba, the state capital, is 491 kilometers by fr ...
eventually became the epicenter for disseminating the idea of creating the state of Iguaçu, leading the so-called ''Pró-Criação do “Estado do Iguaçu”''. LOPES, Sérgio (2004). "''Raízes do Movimento Pró-Criação do “Estado do Iguaçu”''". III Seminário do Centro de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas, 18 a 22 de Outubro de 2004, Unioeste, Cascavel, PR. http://www.unioeste.br/campi/cascavel/ccsa/IIISeminario/artigos/Artigo%2020.pdf
See also
* Iguaçu *States of Brazil
The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which ...
* History of Brazil
The history of Brazil begins with indigenous people in Brazil. Europeans arrived in Brazil at the ending of the 15th century. The first European to claim sovereignty over Indigenous lands part of what is now the territory of the Federative Republ ...
References
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