CONTENTS. 



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dos Orgaos. — Description of the forest, of the plants, and 

 animals. — Rocks, their formation. — Way over the Serra 

 to Corrego Seco, and as far as the passage of the river 

 Paraiba. — ■ Agriculture, and the obstacles to it. — Con- 

 siderations and counsels for European settlers — The 

 weather at Rio. — Preparations for the journey into the 

 interior. — The arrival of Her Imperial Highness the 

 Princess Royal of Brazil. 



CHAPTER III. 



Journey from Rio de Janeiro, to the city of S. 

 Paulo. .... Page 269—3^7. 



Departure to Campinho, and S. Cruz, the estate of 

 the Prince Regent. — Chinese settlers. — Taguahy. — 

 Last view of the sea-coast from the Serra do Mar. — 

 Retiro. — Fazenda dos Negros. — Bananal. — S. Anna 

 das Areas, and the Indians there. — Tacasava. — Lor en a. 



— The Serra de Mantequeira. — Beginning of the grassy 

 Campos. — Rio Paraiba. — Guarantingueta. — Pendam- 

 onhangaba. — The different forms of vegetation. — Tau- 

 bate, and its inhabitants, the first discoverers of the gold 

 mines. — Frequency of goitres, especially in the women. — 

 Causes and cure of them. — Jacarehy. — Aldea da Escada. 



— Indians there. — - Description of the Cafusos descend- 

 ants of Indians and Negroes, with natural perukes a foot 

 high. — Mogy das Cruces. 



