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Pedro Alvares Cabral from Portugal

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Q: What European country originally colonized Brazil and who the leader?
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What was the name of the people in Brazil before the country was colonized?

The people in Brazil before the country was colonized were of the Tupí-Guaraní cultures.


What south American countries were originally colonized by the portuguese?

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No. Brazil is Brazilian. If you mean 'Which European culture "colonized" Brazil?' the answer is Portugal.


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That was Portugal. They still speak Portugeuse in Brazil.


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The first European who reached and ultimately colonized Brazil was Pedro Alvares Cabral in 1500. Brazil spent hundreds of years as a Portuguese colony.


Which is the only major country in the Americas that was colonized by Portugal?

Brazil.


Why is portuguese spoken in Brazil while most of the other people in Latin American countries speak Spanish?

Brazil was originally conquered and colonized by Portugal. The Spanish-speaking countries were conquered and colonized by Spain.


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I'm guessing it would be Portugal, the country that colonized Brazil.


Was Brazil once a Portuguese country?

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