Hugo Cantergiani airport (CXJ/SBCX) serves a vast region of important economical and touristic counties in the vicinities of Caxias do Sul, totalling 34 municipalities in this area of the "Serra Gaúcha". In agriculture, the state stands out in the production of soybeans, maize, wheat, rice, tobacco, grape, apple, cassava and yerba mate, in addition to also producing oat, barley, orange, peach, fig, tangerine, persimmon and strawberry. O Regionalismo Gaúcho, p. 9. [77][78], The Brazilian poultry flock, in 2018, was of the order of 1.5 billion heads. As in all Brazil, Portuguese is the main spoken language. One of the most prosperous Brazilian states, Rio Grande do Sul is known especially for its grain production, viticulture, ranching, and for its considerable industrial output. For example: Essentially, the vowels [e] and [i] are both reduced and devoiced (or completely deleted) in word-final position, and sometimes also when unstressed and between consonants, always palatalizing the previous consonant. This military characteristic of Rio Grande do Sul lasted long after the Paraguayan War: In 1879, of a standing army of less than 15,000, more than 5,000 were in Rio Grande do Sul. kgm. There are two highways, BR-290 and BR-472, running near the airport, besides a railroad line about 2,500 meters from the terminal. [26] This was partly due to immigration: about 60,000 immigrants, mostly from Italy, and, in lesser numbers, from Germany, came to Rio Grande do Sul during this period. References to these informations are published in the Portuguese version of this site. Also, as the result of European immigration stated in the 19th century, the state has an Italian culture and language of its own, the Talian language (a Veneto-based language/dialect), spoken mostly in the highlands region, at the so-called Old Italian Colonies in the upper state (see Italian-Brazilian). The Guaranis, under Jesuit rule, had started raising cattle in the Missões. Rio Grande ("Great River") is an old name for the Lagoa dos Patos, and the southern attribution contrasts with Rio Grande do … Rio Grande do Sul (UK: /ˌriːuː ˌɡrændi duː ˈsʊl/,[3] US: /ˌriːuː ˌɡrɑːndi duː ˈsuːl/,[4] Portuguese: [ɦiw ˈɡɾɐ̃ːdʒ dʊ ˈsuw] (listen);[a] lit. It is located on the rural outskirts of Bagé, 60 km (37 mi) from the Uruguayan border and 380 km (236 mi) from Porto Alegre. A memoir of one such immigrant community, Filipson, Memórias da primeira colônia judaica no Rio Grande do Sul (Filipson: Memories of the First Jewish Colony in Rio Grande do Sul), was published by Frida Alexandr in 1967. O Regionalismo Gaúcho, p. 15, Love, Joseph. [examples and/or clarification needed] Moreover, the unstressed "e" and "o" are often "reduced" into /ɪ/ and /ʊ/, respectively. East of it is a wide coastal zone only slightly elevated above the sea; within it are two great estuarine lagoons, the Lagoa dos Patos and Lagoa Mirim, which are separated from the ocean by two sandy, partially barren peninsulas. Capitalismo e Escravidão no Brasil Meridional, Love, Joseph. The Pelotas, which has its source in the Serra do Mar on the Atlantic coast, and the Uruguay River forms the northern and western boundary line of the state down to the mouth of the Quaraí, on the Uruguayan frontier.[7]. BR-285, [76], In pork, the 3 southern states are the largest producers in the country. Rio Grande do Sul is a state in the southern region of Brazil. Up to 1756, the Guaranis fought back, under the leadership of Sepé Tiaraju, who was popularly canonized as São Sepé (Saint Sepé). in 2019 Brazil produced 972 million pairs. The state has a gaucho culture like its foreign neighbors. There are more than 100 universities in whole state of Rio Grande do Sul. Also, the vowel nasalization in Porto-alegrense Portuguese is far different from that seen in French, for example. With 37.6 thousand square meters of constructed area and four levels, the passenger terminal at Salgado Filho International Airport can receive 28 large airplanes simultaneously. All minority languages in southern Brazil have experienced a significant degree of decline in the last few decades. Tourism is also high in the wine regions of the state, principally Caxias do Sul and Bento Gonçalves. Most of them were brought from Angola to work as slaves in the charqueadas. The state has the highest life expectancy in Brazil, and the crime rate is relatively low compared to Brazilian national average. All rights reserved. The capital and largest city is Porto Alegre. With a length of just over 281 thousand square kilometers, it is equivalent to 3.3% of the entire Brazilian territory. These forests are semi-deciduous, with many trees losing their leaves in the winter dry season. The southeastern portion of the state is covered by the Pampas, which extends south into Uruguay, in a plateau named Serras de Sudeste (Southeastern Mountain Ranges). [67], About orange, Rio Grande do Sul was the 5th largest producer in Brazil in 2018, with a total of 367 thousand tons. During the Brazilian Colonial period, the province of South Rio Grande was the scene of small wars and border skirmishes between Portugal and Spain for the region, the Sacramento Colony, and the Guarani Missions. In fact, the Brigade remains the only state militia in Brazil. [69] It's also the largest producer of fig in the country, according to data from 2018. This proportion decreased to 25 percent in 1858 and to only 5.2 percent in 2005. Despite these differences, the Gaucho people maintain a particular zeal for their culture and its variations. Last Update: 2018-02-13 Usage Frequency: 13 Quality: English. On the other hand, during the late Empire, more Brazilian generals were from Rio Grande do Sul than from any other province. OBS: The pronunciation may be subject to free variation. They are arch-rivals, one of the biggest rivalries in Brazil. Contextual translation of "rio grande do sul" into Portuguese. [10], The logistics of defending Colônia against the Spanish resulted in a government effort to settle Rio Grande do Sul's coastal region with Brazilian and Portuguese colonists. This situation outlasted Brazil's independence from Portugal in 1822; in 1825, however, Juan Antonio Lavalleja proclaimed the independence of Uruguay; war followed, until in 1828 Brazil recognized Uruguayan independence.