BRAZIL

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well  provided  with  rivers  as  Brazil.  The
mighty,  muddy  Amazon,  the  greatest  river  in
existence,  practically  traverses  the  country
from  east  to  west  in  its  3850  miles  journey  to
the  sea.  Some  idea  of  its  strength  and  volume
may  be  gained  when  I  state  that  its  yellow
waters  color  the  Atlantic  for  over  100  miles
beyond  its  mouth,  and  freshen  the  salt  water
for  a  distance  of  180  miles.  Emptying  into
this  Queen  of  Rivers  are  more  than  200  tributaries, ­
  over  100  of  which  are  navigable,  the
famous  Rio  Roosevelt  or  River  of  Doubt  forming ­
  one  of  the  number.  There  are  over  10,-000
  miles  of  navigable  waterways  for  ocean
vessels  and  20,000  miles  for  light-draft  boats.
Brazil  is  a  pastoral  country  and  the  indications ­
  are  that  it  will  always  remain  so.  Its
vast  savannahs  and  fields  have  formed  ideal
locations  for  raising  cattle  and  sugar,  while
its  mountain  sides  and  plateaus  are  unparalleled ­
  for  the  growth  of  its  staple  product—
coffee,  the  average  yearly  crop  of  which  is  the
enormous  amount  of  1,596,000,000  pounds.
Rice,  cotton,  sugar,  tobacco,  matte  (a  species