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Riograndense early industrialization in the late 19th century; thighment of the relation with Brazil.
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In 1843, inspired by the ideals of the Spring of Nations and the Bahian War of Independence, the southernmost captaincy of the colony of Brazil started its own rebellion against the Portuguese crown. Inside the rebels were liberals, large landowners, local military personal and former slaves. The reasons to fight were many, amongst them were the lack of Brazilian representation in politics, the closed economy of the colony and taxation. In the case of the former slaves, freedom was promised to those who chose to fight along. After the success in defeating the local defense forces, the Riograndense Republic was proclaimed and a provisional capital in the town of Caçapava was established. Months later, the news of the newly proclaimed nation spread across the British colony of Carolina and the country( still not recognized but independent) of Paraguay. This encouraged many Hispanic gauchos, known as well as Carolinos, to volunteer themselves to the Riograndense cause. In exchange for help, the country would grant to those men and their families citizenship. In 1844, Paraguay recognized the independence of the Riograndense Republic, being the first country in the world to do it. In the same year, the Paraguayan government permitted the traffic of volunteers and smuggled weapons through its borders to assist its new neighbor. From the beginning of the rebellion to 1845, many towns and villages were either conquered or joined the republic willingly. By 1846, only the town of Rio Grande was under Portuguese control. Later on that year, a peace treaty was signed.
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Around the late 1860s, western Brazil started to get inhabited. Prior to this, the region consisted of untouched grasslands and swamps. The new lands opened the opportunity to the rise in the number of Brazilian cattle, and this made the government start to focus more investments in the local production than the foreign. The large ranches in the Riograndense Republic saw their income fall, and the government in Rio Grande started to discuss more investments in other economic sectors.
==== Early industrialization of the Riograndense Republic ====
The last decades of the 19th century marked the beginning of the industrial revolution in the Riograndense Republic, and the continuation of the close economic relation of the country with the now neighboring Autonomous Oversea Territory of Brazil, established a year prior. In 1879, the two governments started to discuss a partnership to bring development and industrialization for both.
Inside the territory which comprises the Riograndense Republic, more specifically in the Serra Geral and Serra Catarinense, there is one of the largest South American coal reserves, and knowing the existence of such an abundance of fuel for machinery, the newly formed Brazilian government soon started to discuss using the Riograndense coal to feed the future energy power plants and industries to be built around Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais.
In 1879, the Act For Mutual Development Of Industry And Energy (''Ato Para O Desenvolvimento Mútuo De Indústria e Energia'') between the Riograndense Republic and Brazil was signed. Due to this act, Luso-Brazilian companies for railroads, telegraph and mining started to invest in the neighboring nation. The companies owned by the Brazilian businessman Juscelino Gaspar Alves, also known as the Barão de Santos (''Baron Of Santos''), one of the first industry owners of luso-america, had a key role in the process.
For the next 20 years left in the 19th century, railroads started to cut through the Riograndense Highlands connecting Rio Grande and Porto Alegre to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Metal and textiles industries were constructed and the port of Porto Alegre, Riograndense Republic largest city, were renewed and amplified. During this period, the population exodus from the countryside to urban centers started to grow at a vertiginous rate. In the period of twenty years, the Riograndense Republic became the first luso-american country to have its urban population near 50%.
== Government & Politics ==
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'''Provinces'''
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* Lagoa
* Missões
* Santa Catarina
* Serra Geral
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