The Brazilian Empire's control over the Riograndenses had always been rather shaky--during 1836-1845 they had actually seceded, calling themselves the Riograndense Republic--so the Imperial government felt obliged to treat them with some caution: they might secede again.
The Brazilian Empire's control over the Riograndenses had always been rather shaky--during 1836-1845--so the Imperial government felt obliged to treat them with some caution. They had actually seceded, calling themselves the Riograndense Republic 1836-1845. They might secede again.