Produces all tropical fruits.
Maranhao (between 1° 10´ and 7° 30´ lat. South).—Possesses gold mines, splendid timber, and other woods of all sorts; breeds cattle.
Produces in great abundance cotton, rice, sugar-cane, and all the other tropical products.
Para (between 4° lat. North and 8° lat. South).—Possesses in great abundance the indiarubber tree, sarsaparilla, copaiba, vanilla, clove, vegetable ivory, and rich woods of all sorts; breeds cattle and turtles.
Produces cocoa, tobacco, cotton, and sugar-cane.
Amazonas (between 4° lat. and 10° lat. South).—Possesses mines of crystals, marble, silver; precious woods of all sorts, the indiarubber tree in great quantity, sarsaparilla, ipecacuanha, cloves; breeds cattle and turtles.
Produces in extraordinary abundance all tropical fruits.
Minas Geraes (between 14° and 20° lat. South).—Possesses gold mines, diamonds, precious stones, iron; natural prairies, where much cattle and swine are bred.
Produces in abundance cotton, tobacco, coffee, tea, sugar-cane, and all tropical grains.
Goyaz (between 7° and 20° lat. South).—Possesses mines of gold, iron, diamonds, and crystals; Brazil wood, logwood, and many medicinal plants; breeds cattle, horses, and swine.