The Culture and Wealth of Brazil for its Drugs and Ores: With Numerous Interesting Accounts of the Manufacture of Sugar; the Planting and Cultivation of Tobacco; the Extraction of Gold from the Mines and the Discovery of Silver; and of the Vast Receipts of that Country from South America, by Antonil, Andre Juan. This book examines not only aspects of Brazil's culture and economy, but also important aspects of history and describes the unique heritage of South America. The author describes in detail the processes of sugar production, tobacco processing, metal mining, and the discovery of ore deposits, which makes this book interesting and informative for readers interested in the history and culture of Latin America.