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Pedro Alvares Cabral, Portuguese navigator who is generally credited as the first European to reach Brazil (April 22, 1500). His expedition was also the second from Europe (after Vasco da Gama’s) to reach India via the sea route around the Cape of Good Hope.
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Pedro Álvares Cabral [A] ( European Portuguese: [ˈpeðɾu ˈalvɐɾɨʃ kɐˈβɾal]; born Pedro Álvares de Gouveia; c. 1467 or 1468 – c. 1520) was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil.
Age of Discovery. Quick Facts: He was the first European to discover Brazil, and also established a successful sea route to India and a leader in trade there. Name: Pedro Álvares Cabral [pe-droo] [awl-vuh-ruh sh] [kuh-brawl] Birth/Death: ca. 1467/68 - 1520. Nationality: Portuguese.
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May 23, 2018 · Cabral, Pedro Álvares (1467–1520) Portuguese navigator who discovered Brazil. In 1500, he led an expedition to the East Indies on the route pioneered by Vasco da Gama. To avoid contrary winds and currents, he took a westward course in the Atlantic and touched on the coast of Brazil, which he claimed for Portugal.
Nov 4, 2023 · Pedro Alvares Cabral is a famous explorer and one of the more popular Portuguese explorers in world history, but due to a quarrel with a king that led to early retirement, his accomplishments were mostly forgotten. He is credited with the discovery of Brazil, the largest and only Portuguese-speaking country in South America.
Jun 1, 2018 · Pedro Alvares Cabral was a Portuguese explorer and navigator who lived between the 15th and 16th centuries. He is generally given credit for being the first person from Europe to have ‘discovered’ the area which is today the country of Brazil.
