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PROVINCE OF ST. PAULO. 



St. Carlos, now so named from its church, but originally called Campinas, is 

 situated near a small stream, something more than a league from the Tibaia, 

 and six to the north of Hitu, and does not at present surpass mediocrity, but 

 is well supplied and enjoys facilities for becoming more considerable. It is a 

 land abounding with waters and wood, consequently well adapted for the cul- 

 ture of the cane, of which there are at present some rich plantations, also of 

 wheat, feijao, and Indian corn. It is upon the road from Jundiahi to Mugi- 

 Mirim ; from the latter it is eight leagues distant in a direct line. Its district is 

 bounded on the west by the new parish of Percicaba, whose church is situated 

 in a delightful plain that terminates in a small hill upon the southern margin of 

 the river that affords it the name, and near a beautiful cascade of great height, 

 which presents a barrier to further navigation. Rich in majestic woods, and of 

 great fertility, it is favourable to various branches of agriculture, particularly 

 the cane, of which there are plantations and engenhos. 



