Article Nº 0576 Trade, money and prices Vol. I · p. 322
Braça
The braça, a length of ten palmos used in Madeira to measure building stone.
It measures ten palmos of nine inches, each inch corresponding to 2 1/2 centimetres. The braça (fathom, about 2.2 m) is used in Madeira to measure stone intended for building.