The decade-long <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragamuffin_War" id="mwXg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ragamuffin War">Ragamuffin War</a> starts when rebels capture <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto_Alegre" id="mwXw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Porto Alegre">Porto Alegre</a> in Brazil.