Highway connections are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna / Rio Verde / BR-364 / Jataí / Mineiros / GO-194.

In 1933 Ludugerio Martins de Souza arrived with his wife and 8 children and built a residence on the banks of the Córrego da Porteira in lands belonging to the Fazenda Flores.

Soon Walfredo Ivo de Oliveira saw the possibilities of starting a settlement in the area and he built the first solid building as a general store to sell to the passing muleteers.

In 1963 Portelândia became a municipality, the name having its origin int Porteira, the name of the stream passing nearby.

The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.