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 tribu 
taries, over 100 of which are navigable, the 
famous Rio Roosevelt or River of Doubt form 
ing 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 indica 
tions 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 unparal 
leled 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