This paper deals with the preliminary results obtained with grasses and legumes tried as permanent pasture for poultry pasturage. Some informations of the species employed are given. Only a small number of species gave satisfactory results and the best ones were obtained with Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon Pers., (a green variety) in association with Ki-kuiú grass, Pennisetum clandestinum Chiov.. Other goods results obtained could be classified as follows: 2nd - Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon Pers., a green variety, named "Grama Seda". 3rd - Ki-kuiú grass, Pennisetum clandestinum Chiov.. 4th - Bahia grass, Paspalum notatum Flügge. 5th - One specie not yet classified. 6th - Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon Pers., a blue variety, named in this region "Grama Paulista". The giant variety of Bermuda grass did not give good results.