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Pêro Vaz de Caminha
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Pêro or Pero Vaz de Caminha was a Portuguese knight that accompanied Pedro Álvares Cabral to India in 1500 as a secretary to the royal factory. Caminha wrote the detailed official report of the April 1500 discovery of Brazil by Cabral's fleet. He died in a riot in Calicut, India, at the end of that year.
Vaz de Caminha (standing on the right) reads to Commander Cabral, Friar Henrique and Master João the letter that would later be sent to Manuel I of Po
Vaz de Caminha (standing on the right) reads to Commander Cabral, Friar Henrique and Master João the letter that would later be sent to Manuel I of Portugal
Discovery of Brazil
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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.
The Landing of Cabral in Porto Seguro; oil on canvas by Oscar Pereira da Silva, 1904. Collection of the National Historical Museum of Brazil
The Landing of Cabral in Porto Seguro; oil on canvas by Oscar Pereira da Silva, 1904. Collection of the National Historical Museum of Brazil
Many scholars assert that the real discoverer of Brazil was the Spanish navigator Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, who landed at the Cape of Santo Agostinho [pt]
Many scholars assert that the real discoverer of Brazil was the Spanish navigator Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, who landed at the Cape of Santo Agostinho [pt] on 26 January 1500
Cape of Santo Agostinho [pt], the site of Brazil's discovery by Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
Cape of Santo Agostinho [pt], the site of Brazil's discovery by Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
Pedro Álvares Cabral landed in Porto Seguro on the southern coast of Bahia on 22 April 1500, claiming the region as a colony of the Portugal
Pedro Álvares Cabral landed in Porto Seguro on the southern coast of Bahia on 22 April 1500, claiming the region as a colony of the Portugal