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|capital=Rio Grande|local_name=: República Riograndense|government_type=Federal Republic|population=18 million|largest_city=Porto Alegre}}
|capital=Rio Grande|local_name=: República Riograndense|government_type=Federal Republic|population=18 million|largest_city=Porto Alegre}}


The '''Riograndense Republic'''; (Portuguese: ''República Riograndense''); is a country located on the southern cone of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, [[Brazil]] to the north, [[Paraguay]] to the west and [[Carolina]] to the south and southwest. The country is divided into five states and a federal district where the capital, Rio Grande, is located. The Riograndense Republic, differently from its other Portuguese speaking neighbors, has a culture molded by the junction of Iberian cultures along Italian, Slav and German influences.
The '''Riograndense Republic'''; (Portuguese: ''República Riograndense''); is a country located on the southern cone of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, [[Brazil]] to the north, [[Paraguay]] to the west and [[Carolina]] to the south and southwest. The Riograndense Republic, differently from its other Portuguese speaking neighbors, has a culture molded by the junction of Iberian cultures along Italian, Slav and German influences.


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==