"Father Faria, the details of this expedition south are as follows... We relied on the ocean current along the coast to explore southward, and the sailing was very fast. There was this southbound coastal current the whole way—the Brazil Current... The shores were all vast green jungle, with almost no trace of any enlightened civilization. And unlike the terrifying African Southern Continent, after sailing for three or four months, no devil's curse appeared..."
"May the Lord protect us! Not until 28 to 30 degrees south latitude, at the boundary between sparse grassland and rainforest, did we stop sailing and set up an explorer's wooden pillar to declare the discovery and occupation by the Kingdom of Portugal!... After that, we turned around and rode the Southeast Trade Winds north. Between 10 and 30 degrees south latitude, the Southeast Trade Winds seemed very stable, and the fleet's return north was also very fast. This southern coast was especially fast in both directions..."
Before the wooden church with its cross, Bruno looked at Father Faria and recounted the southern exploration of the Brazilian coast in great detail. Then, while devoutly praising the Lord, he sighed and smiled.
"Praise the merciful Father! This is a New Continent that is easy to sail to and truly suited for pioneering! It is far better by heaven knows how much than those barbaric and dangerous 'Cipangu Indies' to the west..."
"I also gave names to several special coasts we discovered along the way. Around Port Natal at 6 degrees south latitude, it can be called 'Natal Bay,' 'Christmas Bay.' At 13 degrees south latitude, there is an extremely deep natural bay and fine harbor; to commemorate the sacred Savior, it can be called 'Salvador Bay,' 'All Saints Bay.' At 23 degrees south latitude, we discovered a Great