1872- fhe open highlands of Hinas Geraas is the best 
grass ootintry I 
fhis Shows the Serra do Curral, topical oan^^o. to the south of Bello 
Horiznate, the capital. 
1875. She laM i. terribly eroded in pl^es. to aXa^ery d^s ditches 
^re used instead of fences. Ih. ditches in the ra. clay Mils have turned 
to vast arroyoa. Siis cne is near Lagoa Saata. K 
1868. Agriculture is i.oxb ad^c^ed in Um.s than in th. other staW 
1 Visited, h.t this aonafield in a pal« grove shows that even here thek ' 
tSke the easiest ?/')v. 5'hA rni'v. ^ 
o"- iiie oaiTa is not cultivated, ajui yot It toss a 
fairly good lookiiae field. ■ ^ " 
lS9i. Mo do Cip<5~~ serKi do Cip<f, soma 25 Mlas fran Itnithf? ^n<L ^ 
as noar as I co«ld get to It ^thout outfittiaag an oxponsive e.^,ton ^elf, 
was tl30 vei^ richest place I otruok. 
,1699. Thi3 part of the sera^ is called Chax^oo do Eol-the Portuguese ■ 
for parasol. This i s the new road being b.ilt from ^llo Hori.onto. 
1905. fhis piotur sqtie place is where I etayad. 
im. in Martius * Spix Boise we r^d of rilla Eica. ais .^s the 
old capital of Minas Geraes in tha d^-^xrc. «^ 
'^'^^ "^^^ it was an irimortant source of 
ma. n 1. .0. 0.13.. o.ro freto. It is a pl=t„..„:ae ol^ pl.ca »^lt 
up .c. ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ 
de Janeiro and other cities. 
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