▁people , ▁now ▁distinct ly ▁self - ident ifying ▁as ▁X av ante , ▁settled ▁in ▁M ato ▁Gros so ; ▁this ▁area ▁was ▁relatively ▁und ist urbed ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁the ▁government ▁under ▁Get ul io ▁V arg as ▁initi ated ▁the ▁‘ M arch ▁to ▁the ▁West ’ ▁campaign ▁within ▁the ▁National ▁Integr ation ▁Program , ▁in ▁which ▁expansion ▁to ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁Brazil ▁and ▁‘ dom estic ation ▁of ▁the ▁Sav age ’ ▁were ▁heavily ▁promoted . ▁The ▁X av ante ▁people ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁print ▁media ▁as ▁illustr ations ▁of ▁newly ▁‘ p ac ified ’ ▁people ▁who ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁‘ join ▁Brazil ian ▁society ’ . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁groups ▁including ▁mission aries ▁had ▁inv aded ▁the ▁M ato ▁Gros so ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁X avan ate ▁into ▁Catholic ism ; ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁people , ▁angry ▁at ▁the ▁un sol ic ited ▁invasion , ▁attacked ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁return . ▁However , ▁following ▁this ▁period ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁peace ful ▁contacts , ▁in ▁which ▁goods ▁were ▁ex changed , ▁were ▁established . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁X av ante ▁land ▁was ▁cov et ed ▁for ▁far ming ▁and ▁agricult ure ▁purposes ; ▁de als ▁to ▁ar range ▁trans fers ▁to ▁white ▁sett lers ▁were ▁often ▁fra ud ul ent ,