Both Uses of
Brazil
in
Moby Dick
- It is the whale which for more than two centuries past has been hunted by the Dutch and English in the Arctic seas; it is the whale which the American fishermen have long pursued in the Indian ocean, on the Brazil Banks, on the Nor' West Coast, and various other parts of the world, designated by them Right Whale Cruising Grounds.†
Chpt 31-33 *
- * *That part of the sea known among whalemen as the "Brazil Banks" does not bear that name as the Banks of Newfoundland do, because of there being shallows and soundings there, but because of this remarkable meadow-like appearance, caused by the vast drifts of brit continually floating in those latitudes, where the Right Whale is often chased.†
Chpt 58-60
Definition:
the largest South American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; known for rainforest, Carnival, beautiful beaches, diverse culture; world's leading coffee exporter