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Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil (discovery of Brazil).
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Pedro Álvares Cabral
Portuguese explorer (c. 1467/8 – c. 1520)
Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. He was the first human in history to ever be on four continents, uniting all of them in his famous voyage of 1500, where he also conducted…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Brazil
Country in South America
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 states and a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Discovery of Brazil
Portuguese discovery in 1500
The first arrival of European explorers to the territory of present-day Brazil is often credited to Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral, who sighted the land later named Island of Vera Cruz, near Monte Pascoal, on 22 April 1500 while leading an expedition to India.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)