This contribution discusses the early years of Italian immigration in the uplands of southern Brazil, known as the Serra Gaucha (1875–1915). Tracing back early agrarian practices and deforestation techniques of the early settlement years, we investigate the consolidation of this human group in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. In addition, analysing the development of both wood logging and winemaking industries in the region, the essay frames the identitarian construction of this social group, looking at the intersection between cultural traditions from the homeland, socioeconomic drives and local environmental factors. This analysis builds upon primary sources from both Brazilian and Italian institutions, local newspapers, and scholarly publications on environmental history, as well as Brazilian and Italian migration history.

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从刀耕火种到酿酒：巴西南里奥格兰德高地意大利殖民者的历史轨迹

这篇文章讨论了早期意大利移民在巴西南部高地（被称为 Serra Gaucha（1875-1915 年））的情况。追溯早期定居年代的早期农业实践和森林砍伐技术，我们调查了这个人类群体在巴西最南端的南里奥格兰德州的巩固情况。此外，本文分析了该地区伐木业和酿酒业的发展，构建了这一社会群体的认同建构，着眼于本土文化传统、社会经济驱动力和当地环境因素之间的交集。该分析基于来自巴西和意大利机构、当地报纸、环境历史以及巴西和意大利移民历史的学术出版物的主要来源。