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Which Portuguese explorer claimed Brazil for Portugal?

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Pedro Álvares Cabral

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Who claimed Brazil for Portugal?

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.


Who was the Portuguese nobleman who claimed Brazil for Portugal while on an expedition to India?

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When did Portugal claim Brazil?

Cabral claimed Portugal for Brazil on April 22, 1500.


Who purchased Brazil?

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.


Carbral claimed Brazil for what?

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.


What does the shift from Brazilian Portuguese to European Portuguese correlate to between Portugal and Brazil?

A) the shift of power from Portugal to Brazil


What country discovered 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.


What does the shift from European Portuguese to Brazilian Portuguese correlation to between Portugal and Brazil?

A. A shift in power from Portugal to Brazil


What does the shift from European Portuguese to Brazilian Portuguese correlated to between Portugal and Brazil?

A. A shift in power from Portugal to Brazil


South American country claimed by Cabral for Portugal?

Brazil is the South American country claimed by Cabral, for the Portuguese King. It was not clear whether his landing was accidental or not.


Which country's primary culture is Portuguese?

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.


What is the country of Portuguese?

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