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Rio de Janeiro

nearly the rate of a shilling a pound & is also exceeding bad on account of the flour which is generaly heated in its passage from Europe

The Countrey produces many more articles but as I did not see them or hear them mentiond I shall not set them down tho doubtless it is capable of bringing any thing that our west india Islands do notwithstanding this they have neither Coffee or chocolate but import both from Lisbon

Their fruits however I must not pass over in Silence they have several I shall particularly mention those that were in season while we were there which were Pine apples Melons water melons oranges Limes Lemons sweet Lemons citrons Plantanes Bananas Mangos Mamme apples acajou apples & nutts Jamboira another sort which bears a small black fruit Coco nutts Palm nuts of two kinds Palm berries.

 

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