Crioulo Lageano
Crioulo Lageano longhorn beef cattle originated from cattle originally brought to Brazil from Portugal by the Jesuits 400 years ago. The breed was probably domesticated 4000 BC in Egypt, it came to the south of Spain from the North of Africa. The center of the rest population is the plateau of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
It is similar to the Franqueira breed, with the same origin, which coming from Franca, São Paulo, spread through the Brazilian territory.
Naturalized Brazilian cattle breeds
Most of the naturalized Brazilian cattle breeds came from three centers; São Vicente, Salvador and Recife and they were originally Portuguese breeds: the Alentejana or Transtagana, the Barrosã, the :pt:Raça Mirandesa|Mirandesa, the Minhota and the Arouquesa.| Naturalized Brazilian cattle breeds | Est. population size | Original location |
| Crioulo Lageano | 100–1,000 | Santa Catarina |
| Franqueiro | 500 | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Curraleiro | 500–1,000 | Piauí |
| Mocho Nacional | 400 | São Paulo and Goiás |
| Pantaneiro | 8,300 | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Caracu | 30,000 | São Paulo |
| Junqueira | - | Minas Gerais |