The Ragamuffin War, also known as the Ragamuffin Revolution or Heroic Decade, was a republican uprising that began in southern Brazil during the regency period, centered in the province of Rio Grande
Charge of the Cavalry by Guilherme Litran [pt] depicting the Riograndense army.
Declaration of the Piratini Republic.
Declaration of the Brazilian Government announcing the end of the war, in 1845
The Riograndense Republic, often called the Piratini Republic, was a de facto state that seceded from the Empire of Brazil and roughly coincided with the present state of Rio Grande do Sul. It was pro
Ragamuffin War
…influential regional leaders, such as Bento Gonçalves and Antônio de Sousa Neto, who proclaimed the secession of the province and the creation of the Riograndense Republic following the rebel victory at the battle of Seival in 1836. The war is often situated within the broader political and institutional instability of…
Antônio de Souza Neto proclaimed the Riograndense Republic.
Bento Gonçalves, first President of the Riograndense Republic