. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Paula-,„&=<*-r^ jX^q Jq^ 1^ _ _ .&^'''•'-a!fe^ A^^i t orumca A 49° ' West oF 'Greenwich 48° 60 Miles. Along the Upper Tocantins follow the little stations of San Felix, Porto Nacional, and Pedro Ajfb)iso. The last-mentioned is well situated at the confluence of the Rio do Somno, through which is to pass the future railway to Barra on the S. Francisco. But meanwJiile the Tocantins basin is practically closed in the direction of the north, except to daring adventurers and explorers. Goyaz, capital of the State, formerly called Villa Boa, lies in th
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Paula-,„&=<*-r^ jX^q Jq^ 1^ _ _ .&^'''•'-a!fe^ A^^i t orumca A 49° ' West oF 'Greenwich 48° 60 Miles. Along the Upper Tocantins follow the little stations of San Felix, Porto Nacional, and Pedro Ajfb)iso. The last-mentioned is well situated at the confluence of the Rio do Somno, through which is to pass the future railway to Barra on the S. Francisco. But meanwJiile the Tocantins basin is practically closed in the direction of the north, except to daring adventurers and explorers. Goyaz, capital of the State, formerly called Villa Boa, lies in the Upper Araguaya valley close to the divide towards the sources of the Tocantins. Although the administrative centre, Goyaz is a smaller place than it was in the eighteenth century, when thousands of black slaves were engaged in the gold and diamond mines discovered in the neighbourhood. In this district the vine is cultivated, and even yields two annual crops, one of which, however, is used chiefly for making vinegar. The Goyaz wines were said to be formerly much appreci- ated, and the Goyanos now claim for their tobacco, the famo picado leaf, that it is
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