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Extract from the Rio Grande Travel Guides: On the entrance to the Lagoa dos Patos,
RIO GRANDE
was founded in 1737 at the very southern fringe of the Portuguese empire. With the growth of the
charque
and chilled beef economy, Rio Grande's port took on an increasing importance from the mid-nineteenth century. Rather more spread out than Pelotas, it does not share that city's instant charm. However, colonial and late nineteenth-century buildings are to be found in the area around Rua Floriano Peixoto and
Praa Tamandar
(the main square), which is almost next to Largo Dr Pio and the much renovated eighteenth-century
Catedral
....
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