History of Anastácio City, Mato Grosso do Sul

Historical Background

The history of Anastácio is closely linked to that of Aquidauana, with its origins dating back to August 15, 1982, when the sister city was officially founded.
The first nucleus of development in the current city of Aquidauana was established on the left bank of the river of the same name, on the lands of Santa Maria Farm, acquired by the founders of the "Princesa do Sul" ("Princess of the South"). This was prompted by the need to find a suitable location for the loading and unloading of goods coming from the city of Miranda, as the only means of transportation at that time were river navigation, and the banks of the river on its right bank were not suitable for the docking of boats.
As a result, along Porto Geral street on the left bank, the first commercial houses and the first school emerged. Over time, Aquidauana on the left bank became an important supply center for the southern region of the state.
The development on the left bank only experienced a decline when the tracks of the Estrada de Ferro Noroeste do Brasil (Northwest Brazil Railway) cut through the municipality on its right bank, and the railway station became the focal point of a rapidly growing and developing urban agglomeration.
The railway surpassed river navigation, which had been the driving factor for the growth of the left bank.
Over time, a serious rivalry arose between Aquidauana and Anastácio, a neighborhood in the headquarters still known as the left bank, with its residents feeling disadvantaged by the Municipal Administration. From that point on, the Movement for the Independence of the Left Bank (MIME) was organized, with no political purpose other than seeking emancipation.
Prominent figures in this movement were Almiro Flores Nogueira and David Medeiros Sobrinho.
The Peace District of the Left Bank was created by Law No. 1,164 on November 20, 1958, and from then on, the struggle for the creation of the Municipality intensified.
A more serious incident (commercial meat policy) led the Independence Movement to coordinate the circulation of a petition that quickly gathered 1,230 signatures, requesting the emancipation of the Left Bank from the Legislative Assembly.