Ponta Porã
Encyclopedia
Ponta Porã is a municipality
located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul
. Its population is 68,317 (2006) and its area is 5,329 km². It has a dry border with the city of Pedro Juan Caballero
in Paraguay
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Ponta Porã International Airport
is located in the municipality but without current scheduled flights.
novel The Partner
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Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil.Neighboring Brazilian states are Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay and Bolivia to the west. The economy of the state is largely based on agriculture and cattle-raising...
. Its population is 68,317 (2006) and its area is 5,329 km². It has a dry border with the city of Pedro Juan Caballero
Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay
Pedro Juan Caballero is a city in Paraguay, located in Amambay Department of which it is the capital. The city lies on the border with the Brazilian city of Ponta Porã in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and is known as a centre for cheap electronic and consumer goods, and also as a centre for drug...
in Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
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Ponta Porã International Airport
Ponta Porã International Airport
Ponta Porã International Airport is the airport serving Ponta Porã, Brazil.It is operated by Infraero.-External links:...
is located in the municipality but without current scheduled flights.
In popular culture
Ponta Porã is the main setting in the beginning of the John GrishamJohn Grisham
John Ray Grisham, Jr. is an American lawyer and author, best known for his popular legal thrillers.John Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University before attending the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981 and practiced criminal law for about a decade...
novel The Partner
The Partner
The Partner is a legal/thriller novel by noted American author John Grisham.-Plot:Patrick Lanigan, a junior partner in a law firm in Biloxi, Mississippi, gets wind of a plan masterminded by Benny Aricia to defraud the U.S. government over a shipbuilding overcharging scheme. His firm is deeply...
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