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The 'Federal Republic of Pampas', 'Pampas Republic', or 'Gaucho Pampas' (''República Federal dos Pampas'' in Portuguese) is the name of a proposed independent state, advocated by the separatist movement for the establishment of a new nation in southern Brazil--the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paraná). The movement has risen out of economical, political and cultural factors. It is named after the Pampas region. This area is colloquially called ''gaucho pampas''.

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Early history

Later history

Racism

See also

External links

Early history

Inhabitated by the gauchos, Rio Grande do Sul has been once independent. In September 1836, Antônio de Sousa Netto, a leader in the Farroupilha Revolution (War of Tatters) had proclaimed the independence of 'Piratini Republic'. The first president was Bento Gonçalves. The newly-proclaimed republic had international recognition from the United Kingdom. However, in February 1845 the Ponche Verde Treaty returned the republic back into the Brazilian Empire. Once again, in September 1892, a revolt proclaimed the independence of 'Rio-Grandense Republic' that lasted till 1894.

Later history

In 1992 Movement for the Independence of the Pampas led by Irton Marx proclaimed the independence of 'Federal Republic of Pampas' and started to make a campaign for a voting to decide whether or not the majority of the people would want the secession of the southern states, whose official languages would be Portuguese, German and Italian. There is also a proposal about the joining of São Paulo (state). The movement is partly inspired by the fact that these three states are mostly inhabited by Caucasians (rather by than the mostly mulatto population of the rest of Brazil), and the most conservatives feel that for that reason these three states should be independent from Brazil, although it isn't the most important reason for separatism in the area, which is historical.

Racism

The movement is known in all Brazil as racist oriented. The integrands are European decedents, at most from Germany and Italy. They don´t recognize the influence of brazilian culture in the region, like the "gaucho" people, a mix of Portuguese, Amerindian and Spanish. These gauchos were in Brazil South much before than these immigrants.

See also

★ Padania

★ Volkstaat

★ List of active autonomist and secessionist movements

External links

★ [1]--Proposed flag of Gaucho Pampas

★ A brief explanation about the movement today (in English)

★ Website of Pampas Independence Movement (in Portuguese)