Pedro Álvares Cabral
While Brazil was inhabited by various native tribes at the time, when Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvarez Cabral landed there in 1500, he claimed the territory for Portugal. Portuguese is the official language of Brazil.
Ferdinand Magellan claimed South America for Portugal.
Cabral claimed Portugal for Brazil on April 22, 1500.
Brazil was discovered by a Portuguese man called Pedro Alvares Cabral. In Addition: No one "purchased" Brazil. Brazil was claimed by Portugal in 1500. Brazil proclaimed independence from Portugal on Sept. 7, 1822.
Pedro Álvares Cabral claimed Brazil for Portugal on April 22, 1500 during a voyage to find a new route to Asia. This event marked the beginning of Portuguese colonization in Brazil.
A) the shift of power from Portugal to Brazil
Portugal was the country that colonized Brazil, beginning with the voyage by Pedro Alvares Cabral in 1500. This is why the main language of Brazil is Portuguese rather than Spanish as in most of Latin America.
A. A shift in power from Portugal to Brazil
A. A shift in power from Portugal to Brazil
Brazil is the South American country claimed by Cabral, for the Portuguese King. It was not clear whether his landing was accidental or not.
Of course there is Portugal itself, and Brazil. Brazil was a Colony of Portugal starting in 1500. That is why it has a Portuguese culture.
Portugal and Brazil. Portuguese is a language not a culture.