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What contributions were made by portuguese explorers?

There are a number of contributions that were made by Portuguese explorers. Vasco de Gama discovered various trade routes while {Pedro Alvarez is the one who discovered Brazil. There many other Portuguese explorers who made significant discoveries.


What does babalu mean?

Babalu is a brand of gum that is made and distributed in Brazil. It does not translate from Portuguese to English.


Why did the Portuguese Royal family decamp to Brazil?

The Portuguese Royal family fled to Brazil in 1808 to escape the Napoleonic Wars and the threat posed by French troops invading Portugal. The decision was made to ensure the continuity of the Portuguese monarchy and governance during a time of crisis. Their arrival in Brazil also marked the beginning of its transformation into a significant political and cultural center within the Portuguese Empire. This move ultimately laid the groundwork for Brazil's eventual independence in 1822.


Who came up with the country of Brazil?

The Portuguese made the imaginary lines, nature built the actual physical country.


What was one of the conquests of early Portuguese exploration?

I believe that Portugal made what is now Brazil, one of their early colonial adventures.


What colony was the jewel of the Portuguese empire?

The jewel of the Portuguese empire was Brazil. It was highly valued for its vast resources, including sugar, gold, and later coffee, which contributed significantly to the wealth of Portugal during the colonial period. Brazil's strategic location and fertile land made it a crucial part of Portuguese trade and expansion in the Americas. The colony's importance persisted until Brazil gained independence in 1822.


Why did Brazil move their capital to brazilia?

The Portuguese wanted to get a part of the " new world " when they had first gotten wind that Spain had successfully " discovered " it. Brazil was one of the areas that they had landed in and that would also be why Brazil is the only South American country speaking Portuguese.


What are four countries that speak Portuguese?

Four countries that speak Portuguese are Portugal, whose navigators and explorers made the language known to the rest of the world; the former Asian colony of Macau, where the official languages are Chinese and Portuguese; and the former African colony of Guinea-Bissau, and the former South American colony of Brazil, both of which keep Portuguese as their official languages.


What part of the world made up the Portuguese Empire?

Northern Africa, Southeastern and southwestern Africa, Part of India, Part of China and Brazil.


Why is Brazilian Portuguese now the definitive version of the language over European Portuguese?

There was an agreement made among all the Portuguese speaking nations that in order to keep the language homogeneous they would implement a definitive version or standard of the language. It was decided that the Brazilian Portuguese would be the standard because Brazil is the largest and most populated of those countries. In other words, most people who speak Portuguese, speak Brazilian Portuguese anyway.Also, it had to do with power. Of all those nations, Brazil is the most powerful and richest country. Brazil is the fifth largest economy in the world and that gives them a lot of clout.Even though the government of Portugal signed the agreement implementing Brazilian Portuguese as the standard, the Portuguese people are uneasy about this decision. It is hard for them to come to terms with it.No, the official version of the Portuguese language is the Portuguese spoken in Portugal. Brazilian Portuguese is the official version in Brazil, but for the rest of the world, it is valid the Portugal language, which means the Portuguese spoken in Portugal. Being the 6th economy in the world nothing represents in terms of language. The official english language is that spoken in England, although the USA is economically much more bigger than England.


What was Brazil's first name?

Brazil's first name was Ilha de Vera Cruz ("Island of the True Cross"), because the Portuguese that found the land thought that was an Island, in the expedition led by Pedro Alvarez Cabral, from Portugal. Later they would figure that was much bigger than they thought that was and named it Santa Cruz Land. Many years later, after discovery, the wood called Brazil and made great profit on it, the Portuguese named this continental country Brazil.


Who colonized Argentina first?

It was colonized by the Spanish for the same reasons as the rest of Latin America except Brazil, which was colonized by the Portuguese.