[R] Plot map Brazil and documentation

[Allan Engelhardt]

On 01/07/10 05:43, Pablo Cerdeira wrote:
> [...]
> *My doubt is: what it means with see the package index?
It is cryptic statistician speak for

help(package = "maps")

>   Should I find a
> Brazilian map on the index?*
>    

No.

> *
> *If not, can someone help me to find some brazilian map (with states)?*
>    

The basic map is

map('world', 'brazil')

For the states you'll have to find a map to download or buy.  Try 
http://www.inde.gov.br/ or Google.

> *Also, can someone suggest me some good site with documentation about
> plotting graphics in R? I'd like to read more about this amazing tool.*
>    

The site http://addictedtor.free.fr/graphiques/ is often mentioned for 
graphis.  For more, try the links from www.r-project.org

http://cran.r-project.org/manuals.html
http://www.r-project.org/doc/bib/R-books.html
http://www.r-project.org/other-docs.html

Hope this helps

Allan