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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.
Pedro Álvares Cabral (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. He was the first recorded human in history to ever be on four continents, uniting all ...
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.
Pedro Álvares Cabral (b. 1467 or 1468; d. ca. 1520), Portuguese explorer, leader of the follow-up fleet to Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India. His expedition made the first recorded sighting of Brazil by the Portuguese on 22 April 1500.
Pedro Álvares Cabral, (born 1467/68, Belmonte, Port.—died 1520, Santarém?), Portuguese navigator credited with the discovery of Brazil. A nobleman, Cabral long enjoyed the favour of Manuel I of Portugal, who in 1500 sent him and 13 ships on the second Portuguese voyage to India, following the route taken by Vasco da Gama , to strengthen ...
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.
Pedro Álvares Cabral ( 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.
