NOTICE TO THE READER. 



The object of this Work is to describe the state of the Brazil, from its 

 first discovery down to the present time ;— to trace distinctly the boun- 

 daries of the twenty-two provinces which it comprises, their sub-divi- 

 sions into comarcas or districts, and their rivers ; to enumerate the 

 povoapoes or establishments in each province, consisting of cities, 

 towns, (and the dates they were so erected by his present Majesty, or 

 previously,) freguezias, (parishes,) arraials, aldeias, (villages,) presidios, 

 (garrisons,) hermitages, &c. with the nature of their agricultural pro- 

 ductions, the composition of their inhabitants, whether whites, mulat- 

 tos, mamalucos, mesticos. Christianized Indians, or Africans. 



The numerous tribes of savage Indians, still existing in this region 

 are also described ; with the mountains, minerals, and leading objects 

 in the animal and vegetable worlds. The state of the government, 

 revenue, societjs and minor subjects are investigated, and more ()arti- 

 cularly the present commercial relations between Great Britain and 

 the Brazil. The friendly assistance I experienced from many persons 



