CHAPTERV。
FromtheArrivaloftheFleetatRiodeJaneiro，tillitsDeparturefortheCapeofGoodHope;withsomeRemarksontheBrazils。
BrazilisacountryveryimperfectlyknowninEurope。ThePortugueze，frompoliticalmotives，havebeensparingintheiraccountsofit。
Whenceourdescriptionsofit，inthegeographicalpublicationsinEngland，aredrawn，Iknownot:thattheyaremiserablyerroneousanddefective，iscertain。
ThecityofSt。Sebastianstandsonthewestsideoftheharbour，inalowunhealthysituation，surroundedonallsidesbyhills，whichstopthefreecirculationofair，andsubjectitsinhabitantstointermittentsandputriddiseases。Itisofconsiderableextent:Mr。CookmakesitaslargeasLiverpool;butLiverpool，in1767，whenMr。Cookwrote，wasnottwo—thirdsofitspresentsize。PerhapsitequalsChester，orExeter，intheshareofgrounditoccupies，andisinfinitelymorepopulousthaneitherofthem。