Well, I introduced you to the Brazilian cattle so I thought it important to introduce you to the
Brazilian cowboy!!

Yes – he is riding a mule. They told us that they use mules on this particular ranch – the
Monte Alegre Farm – because mules can take the heat better than horses. These cowboys
manage 110 corrals with feedlot capacity for 16,000 animals – mostly Nelore and Nelore cross.
It was fun seeing the operation and meeting the cowboys. I thought you would want to meet
them as well.

This “farm” covers 250 hectares of sugar cane, citrus, hay fields and forests. One thing for sure – farmers are farmers – ranchers are ranchers no matter what country we are in. We all share a love of the land and passion for what we do.