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born 1467/68, Belmonte, Port. died 1520, Santarém?
![Pedro Álvares Cabral, medallion, 16th century; from the Mosterio dos Jerónimos, …
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[Credits : Courtesy of the Secretaria de Estado da Cultura, Lisbon]")
Portuguese navigator who is generally credited as the discoverer of Brazil (April 22, 1500).
The son of Fernão Cabral, a nobleman, and of Isabel de Gouveia, Pedro Cabral was heir to a long tradition of service to the throne. He himself enjoyed the esteem of King Manuel I of Portugal, from whom he received various privileges in 1497; these included a personal allowance, the title of counselor to his highness, and the habit of the military Order of Christ. Three years later the king entrusted him with the command of the second major expedition to ... (100 of 1431 words)
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(1467?-1520?). The Portuguese navigator Pedro Alvares Cabral is generally credited with the discovery of Brazil. This vast expanse of land became a port of call on the long voyage from Europe to India and was a major addition to Portugal’s large overseas empire.
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![Pedro Álvares Cabral, medallion, 16th century; from the Mosterio dos Jerónimos, …
[Courtesy of the Secretaria de Estado da Cultura, Lisbon]](https://web.archive.org/web/20100219074535im_/http://www.britannica.com/static/bps-static-content/20100204-1344/images/darwin/shared/spacer_htc.gif "Pedro Álvares Cabral, medallion, 16th century; from the Mosterio dos Jerónimos, …
[Courtesy of the Secretaria de Estado da Cultura, Lisbon]")
