, ▁imports , ▁and ▁exports ; ▁and ▁contributed ▁ 1 . 3 % ▁to ▁national ▁income ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Brazil ▁In ▁Brazil ▁around ▁ 1 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁family ▁far mers ▁c ite ▁to b acco ▁production ▁as ▁their ▁main ▁economic ▁activity . ▁Tob acco ▁has ▁never ▁exceed ed ▁ 0 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁total ▁cultiv ated ▁area . ▁In ▁the ▁southern ▁regions ▁of ▁Brazil , ▁Virginia ▁and ▁Am are lin ho ▁fl ue - c ured ▁to b acco ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Bur ley ▁and ▁Dark ▁( G al p ão ▁Com um ) ▁air - c ured ▁to b acco ▁are ▁produced . ▁These ▁types ▁of ▁to b acco ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁c igare tt es . ▁In ▁the ▁n ortheast , ▁dark er , ▁air - c ured ▁and ▁sun - c ured ▁to b acco ▁are ▁grown . ▁These ▁types ▁of ▁to b acco ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁cig ars , ▁tw ists ▁and ▁dark - c igare tt es . ▁Brazil ' s ▁government ▁has ▁made ▁attempts ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁to b acco ▁but ▁has ▁not ▁had ▁a ▁successful ▁system atic ▁anti - to b acco ▁far ming ▁initi ative . ▁Brazil ' s ▁government , ▁however , ▁provides ▁small ▁lo ans ▁for ▁family ▁far ms , ▁including ▁those ▁that ▁grow ▁to b acco , ▁through ▁the ▁Program a ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Fort ale c imento ▁da ▁Agricult ura