BRASIL

BRASIL, or BRAZIL, a large maritime country of South America, lying between $35^\{\backslash circ\}$ and $60^\{\backslash circ\}$ W. lon. and between the equator and $35^\{\backslash circ\}$ S. lat.

It is bounded by the Atlantic ocean and the river Amazon on the north, by the same ocean on the east, by the river of Plate on the south, and by Paraguay on the west; being computed to be 2500 miles in length, and 700 miles in breadth. The Portuguese have now the sole dominion of this extensive country, where, besides sugar and tobacco, there are rich mines of gold and diamonds; from whence his Portuguese majesty draws a very considerable revenue.