Rio Grande do Sul accounts for 12.6% of the nation’s powerhouse agricultural GDP, according to local bank Bradesco. Almost 70% of Brazil’s rice and 13% of dairy products come from the state ...

The rebellion lasted from January 17 to November 6, 1840. Historians in both Mexican and the United States have never formally declared the Republic of the Rio Grande as an independent nation.

The Rio Grande is one of the longest rivers in North America, running some 1,900 miles from the Colorado Rockies southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. It provides fresh water for seven U.S. and Mexican ...