Thread: History of Rio Grande do Sul?

Where can I learn about the history of Rio Grande do Sul? Are there any good books or movie on the subject?

Tucker16, you can acquire some information on Rio Grande do Sul at:


Rio Grande do Sul (state, Brazil) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia

The independent Rio Grande Republic was declared on 11 September 1836, a little more than a year after the Farroupilha Revolution broke out with the ousting of the president of the Province of Rio Grande do Sul by republican forces headed by Bento Gonçalves. The rebellion was led by landowners, strongly influenced by the Freemasons, who were dissatisfied with the regency government, economic problems in the cattle industry, and particularly what they saw as Rio de Janeiro's attempts to exert control over the remote southern provinces of the empire.