Portugal Begins to Colonize Brazil
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Discovery, Exploration
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, Latin American History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Brazil, Portugal
- Date: 1500 to 1530’s
Article abstract: Portugal begins to colonize Brazil, launching the growth of an overseas Portuguese empire in South America.
Summary of Event
Pedro Alvares Cabral, the commander of the second fleet to India, sailed farther west than previous expeditions and discovered Brazil on May 8, 1500. Cabral founded the port of Cobralia (located 101 leagues north of modern Porto Seguro) and left ashore two degredados, men who were stranded as punishment, and two boys who hid on shore. After investigating a short time and losing a few men to cannibalistic...
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