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Pedro Álvares Cabral

1467 - 1520

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Pedro Álvares Cabral (European Portuguese: [ˈpeðɾu ˈalvɐɾɨʃ kɐˈβɾal]; born Pedro Álvares de Gouveia; c. 1467 or 1468 – c. 1520) was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. He was the first human in history to ever be on four continents, uniting all of them in his famous voyage of 1500, where he also conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. While details of Cabral's early life remain unclear, it is known that he came from a minor noble family and received a good education. He was appointed to head an expedition to India in 1500, following Vasco da Gama's newly opened route around Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro Álvares Cabral is the 19th most popular explorer (down from 16th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 10th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Pedro Álvares Cabral is most famous for being the first European to land in Brazil.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pedro Álvares Cabral ranks 19 out of 498. Before him are James Cook, Jacques Cartier, Francisco Pizarro, Francis Drake, Robert Falcon Scott, and Fridtjof Nansen. After him are Abel Tasman, Vitus Bering, Erik the Red, Xuanzang, Willem Barentsz, and Jacques Cousteau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1467, Pedro Álvares Cabral ranks 1. After him are Sigismund I the Old, Francis Phoebus of Navarre, Ferdinand II of Naples, Guillaume Budé, Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, Giovanni il Popolano, Hadım Suleiman Pasha, Şehzade Korkut, Andrea Sansovino, Charles II, Duke of Guelders, and Ramón de Cardona. Among people deceased in 1520, Pedro Álvares Cabral ranks 3. Before him are Raphael, and Selim I. After him are Moctezuma II, Martin Waldseemüller, Pier Gerlofs Donia, Cuitláhuac, Sten Sture the Younger, Kunigunde of Austria, Agostino Chigi, Ravidas, and Ippolito d'Este.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Pedro Álvares Cabral ranks 8 out of 633. Before him are Vasco da Gama (1460), Bartolomeu Dias (1450), Prince Henry the Navigator (1394), Anthony of Padua (1195), António de Oliveira Salazar (1889), and José Saramago (1922). After him are António Guterres (1949), Fernando Pessoa (1888), Luís de Camões (1524), Cristiano Ronaldo (1985), Manuel I of Portugal (1469), and Pope John XXI (1215).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Pedro Álvares Cabral ranks 5. Before him are Ferdinand Magellan (1480), Vasco da Gama (1460), Bartolomeu Dias (1450), and Prince Henry the Navigator (1394). After him are Diogo Cão (1440), Pêro da Covilhã (1450), Diogo Dias (1450), Diego Columbus (1479), Tristão da Cunha (1460), Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565), and João Gonçalves Zarco (1390).

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