(Photos by K. Hueck, courtesy IFLA.) 
Figure 19.—Arborescent cactus and old trees in the scrub and brush type of northeastern Brazil. 
dispersed through the Amazon Basin, especially 
north of the river. 
In the prairie area of the far south, temperate- 
zone rather than tropical grasses prevail. The 
FORESTS AND FOREST INDUSTRIES OF BRAZIL 
moderate summer temperatures, lack of excessive 
cold in winter, year-round precipitation, and abun- 
dant nutritious natural forage combine to make this 
area one of Brazil’s chief livestock-producing sections. 
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