Discovery of Brazil
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discovery-of-brazil-221-2526095
title:
Discovery of Brazil
text:
The first arrival of European explorers to the territory of present-day Brazil is often understood as the sighting of the land later named Island of Vera Cruz, near Monte Pascoal, by the fleet commanded by Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral, on 22 April 1500. Cabral's voyage is part of the so-called Portuguese discoveries. Although used almost exclusively in relation to Pedro Álvares Cabral's voyage, the term "discovery of Brazil" can also refer to the arrival in late 1499 of part of the
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Portuguese discovery in 1500
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_of_Brazil
date created:
2015-02-05T16:21:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T19:00:29Z
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