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Rio Grande do Sul is bordered to the northeast by the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Uruguay, and to the northwest by the Argentine provinces of Corrientes and Misiones.
- Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande (lit. "Great River") is a municipality...
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The history of Rio Grande do Sul begins with the arrival of...
- Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul
Artigo da Wikipédia sobre o estado brasileiro do Rio Grande do Sul, sua história, geografia, economia, cultura e política. Saiba mais sobre sua origem, sua população, seus rios, sua capital e suas principais cidades.
Rio Grande (lit. "Great River") is a municipality (município) and one of the oldest cities in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It was the state capital from 1835 to 1845. It is the most important port city in the state and has one of the most important maritime ports in Brazil.
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Guilhermino César mentioned that the history of the state "is one of the most recent chapters in Brazilian history" because when polyphonic masses were already being sung in the Northeast, Rio Grande do Sul was still occupied by a handful of Portuguese villages and cattle estancias. The south-southeast was a "no man's land" where Spanish troops sen...
The geographical profile of Rio Grande do Sul was formed by successive transformations that began about 600 million years ago. This territory was once a sea, it was once a desert, and in several regions massive burial by lavaflows took place. It is believed that it was only two million years ago that the geography was more or less defined as it is ...
The territory that today constitutes Rio Grande do Sul already appeared on Portuguese maps, under the name of Capitania d'El-Rei, since the 16th century. Despite the Treaty of Tordesillas, which defined the end of the Portuguese lands at Laguna, Portugal was eager to extend its dominions to the mouth of the Rio da Prata. In the 17th century, bandei...
When Borges came to power, Rio Grande do Sul had around one million inhabitants. Castilhos still ruled state politics as head of the PRR, and nominated Borges once again for President of Rio Grande do Sul at the end of his first term. While Castilhos was a charismatic figure, Borges built an image of discretion and modesty, disliking ostentation an...
The movement for the re-democratization of Brazil finally won in 1985, amidst intense mobilization of society. In Porto Alegre, the rallies for Diretas Já gathered 200,000 people. But when Pedro Simon, the first democratic governor, took office, the state was on the verge of bankruptcy, with a 4,185% increase in the public deficit in the previous t...
Trevisan, Armindo (1978). A Escultura dos Sete Povos(in Portuguese). Porto Alegre: Movimento/IEL/INL.Miranda, Maria Eckert (2009). A Estalagem e o Império: crise do Antigo Regime, fiscalidade e fronteira na Província de São Pedro (1808-1831)(in Portuguese). Hucitec.Rio Grande do Sul, southernmost estado (state) of Brazil, bordered by the state of Santa Catarina (north), Argentina (west), Uruguay (south), and the Atlantic Ocean (east). The capital of Porto Alegre is the state’s main industrial area and port.
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Rio Grande do Sul is a Brazilian state. It is in Southern Brazil. It has common borders with Uruguay to the south, and Argentina to the west. It has a very high standard of living. Its capital city is Porto Alegre.
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Português: O Rio Grande do Sul é um estado brasileiro localizado na região Sul. Possui como limites Santa Catarina (N), oceano Atlântico (L), Uruguai (S) e Argentina (O). Ocupa uma área de 282 062 km². Sua capital é Porto Alegre. English: Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil.
