The land law of 1850 transformed Brazil's economic and political formation. This law modified the land tenure structure and altered the rules of territorial occupation. The colonization program proposed by the imperial government had clear objectives, which that could easily be achieved. They served the interests of a government that needed to protect its borders, face the abolitionist movement and guarantee the creation of agricultural nuclei. In Rio Grande do Sul, a region under the Italian colonization, this policy was successful, and it made possible the achievement of the proposed objectives.
