Center of Industries of the Rio Grande the Center of Industries of the Rio Grande was established in 13de June of 1956, to put its registration was cultivated in day 13 of August of 1956. Consisting as a society civilian of private law, established to group companies who exert industrial activities in the city of the Rio Grande. In 31 of August of 1956, to 20h30min hours, in the chamber I deal of it became fullfilled it first election of the direction. The following associates were gifts: Indstrias Reunidas Leal Santos s.a.; Wigg s.a. I deal and Industry; Frigorfico Anselmi s.a.; Lucio Souto Cia; Wiring and Weaving Rio Grande and Manufacter Cia Union; Ipiranga s.a.

Brazilian Cia of Oil; Cunha Amaral Cia LTDA; F.R. Amaral Cia LTDA; Armour cold storage room of Rio grande do sul s.a.; Refrigerating Anglian; Indstria Brasileira de Peixe s.a.; J.G. Sequeira. It was chosen for unamimity, with sixteen votes, as first president, the engineer Joo of Miranda Rheingantz. The meeting finished to 21h30min with gratefulness it president.

The Center of Industries Today the representation of this entity, together with the values evidenced for the composition of its associative structure has constituted, it in an important instrument and highly appraised in defense of the interests of the enterprise sector of the industry. The CIRG is the representation legitimizes of this segment being able before them constituted in all the levels relating with the authorities of the executive, legislative and judiciary. Integrated with the riograndina community and gaucho the CIRG has official representation in collegiate agencies of the most important institutions and regional entities. The growth and the modernization of the Port of Rio Grande and the capacity to shelter new investments in the industrial area, notadamente in the Industrial District of the Rio Grande, given to the availability of area and the necessary infrastructure, have involved each time more the work and interference of this entity.