Although the first mills appeared in southern Brazil, what was then the province of Pernambuco, * located in northeast Brazil, became the center of a new sugar civilization.
Kuigi esimesed suhkruvabrikud rajati Lõuna - Brasiiliasse, sai tol ajal suhkrutootmise keskuseks Pernambuco * osariik Kirde - Brasiilias.