Descending from Mato Grosso Plateau at Serra da Petrovina near Pedra Preta in southeastern Mato Grosso

BR-163 in Mato Grosso do Sul after being asphalted

BR-163 in Mato Grosso do Sul before being asphalted

Safrinha corn production near Nova Mutum in central Mato Grosso

The city of Rondonopolis in southeastern Mato Grosso

Soybean production near Rondonopolis, Mato Grosso

Soybean and corn production near Cascavel, Parana

Pastures during dry season in Mato Grosso

ADM facility in Sorriso in central Mato Grosso

Emus in a Mato Grosso soybean field

Truckers waiting to haul soybeans near Sonora in northern Mato Grosso do Sul

Harvesting soybeans (safrinha corn foreground) near Alta Garcas in southeastern Mato Grosso

Soybean production near Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul

Ferronorte Railroad near Alta Araguaia in southeastern Mato Grosso, Brazil

Native cerrado in indigenous reserve in western Mato Grosso, Brazil

Picking up soybeans at Cargill facility in Lucas do Rio Verde in central Mato Grosso

Unloading imported fertilizer at Port of Paranagua in the state of Parana

Maturing soybeans near Rondonopolis in southeastern Mato Grosso

Cattle ranching along BR-364 in western Mato Grosso, Brazil

Ferronorte Rain Terminal at Alta Araguaia in southeastern Mato Grosso

Sign on Highway MT-235 (dirt road on left) with distances in kilometers

Typical cerrado vegetation in Mato Grosso

Highway BR-364 in Alta Garcas in southeastern Mato Grosso

Harvesting soybeans near Itiquira in far southern Mato Grosso

Ranch in northern Mato Grosso

Preparing soybean field for safrinha corn planting near Nova Mutum in central Mato Grosso

Nelore cattle near Colider in northern Mato Grosso

Teak plantation near Sinop in north-central Mato Grosso

Planting safrinha corn near Alta Araguaia in southeastern Mato Grosso, Brazil

Thunderstorm over Rondonopolis in southeastern Mato Grosso

Trucks waiting to haul soybeans near Sonora in northern Mato Grosso do Sul

Cattle ranching in the state of Amazonas in northern Brazil

Emus in safrinha cotton near Campo Verde in eastern Mato Grosso

Typical cerrado vegetation in Mato Grosso

Soybeans arriving at Ferronorte Railroad in Alto Taquari, Mato Grosso

Planting safrinha cotton near Alta Garcas in southeastern Mato Grosso

Harvesting soybeans and planting double crop (safrinha) corn near Campo Verde, Mato Grosso

Flowering tree in Sao Vicente, Mato Grosso

Planting safrinha corn near Primavera do Leste in southeastern Mato Grosso, Brazil

One of two machines used to lay ties along Ferronorte Railroad near Alta Araguaia in southeastern Mato Grosso, Brazil

Iguassu Falls

Pastures during dry season in Mato Grosso

Teak plantation and soybean production near Sinop in north-central Mato Grosso

Concrete railroad ties used for Ferronorte Railroad in Mato Grosso

Late maturing soybeans and afternoon thunderstorm south of Rondonopolis in southeastern Mato Grosso

Cotton production near Campo Verde, Mato Grosso

Nelore cattle near Colider in northern Mato Grosso

Cattle drive near Rio Verde, Goias

Cattle drive near Chapada dos Guimaraes in southeastern Mato Grosso, Brazil