PAMPA INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT

PAMPA INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT

Country Long name: Short name:	RIO-GRANDENSE REPUBLIC RIO GRANDE
Location:	(see the maps)
National date:	September 20 Related to the day the 10 years independence war against Brazil was started, in the year of 1835.
Independence:	September 11, 1836
Recognition:	The independence is officially recognized by Uruguay, United Kingdom and France, among others.
National Anthem:	Hino Rio-Grandense (available to download in MP3)
Population:	11 millions (2007)
Capital:	Alegrete
Languages:	Portuguese (official), german and italian.
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SEPARATIST MOVEMENTS: RESEARCH SOURCES 1990-1995
Pampa Independence Movement quoted by U. S. Foreign Military Studies Office

Christmas 2008 at the Rio-Grandense Republic, City of Gramado
The 60+ days long Christmas celebration, the biggest in the World!
The Farroupilha Week
All years, seven days of celebrations for our land and culture in the week of September 20.
By Ohmynews

Vatican Recommended Sites (local mirror)
Pampa Independence Movement site recommended by ChristusRex.org

Christian Science Monitor: Some Southern Brazilians Want Out (local mirror in PDF)
From the February 09, 1993 edition

All Portuguese Language pages have, at bottom, an
option for on-line translation to English.