Voyage dans le nord du Brésil fait durant les années 1613 et 1614

Amid the bustling streets of Paris in the early seventeenth century, a modest Capuchin friar named Yves d’Evreux slipped away from the renowned cloisters of Saint‑Honoré to answer a distant call. Guided by a quiet zeal rather than the glitter of court politics, he set sail for the uncharted northern reaches of Brazil in 1613, navigating treacherous rivers and dense rain‑forests that few Europeans had ever seen. In his journal he records startling encounters with native villages, intricate trade rituals, and a world of plants and animals that astonished even the most learned naturalists of his day.

The narrative weaves the friar’s devotional purpose with a remarkably objective eye for detail, cataloguing everything from the scent of tropical orchids to the rhythm of tribal songs. His observations become a rare window into a fragile moment when European ambition barely brushed against a vibrant, autonomous landscape. Listeners are invited to travel alongside Yves, feeling the humidity, hearing the river’s roar, and sensing the quiet wonder that turned a forgotten monk into an unexpected chronicler of the New World.