USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which European nation claimed Brazil?
A
Portugal
B
Spanish
C
French
D
Dutch
E
English
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In April 1500, Brazil was claimed for Portugal on the arrival of the Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral. The Portuguese encountered stone-using natives divided into several tribes, many of whom shared the same Tupi–Guarani language family, and fought among themselves.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the same year, Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral claimed Brazil for Portugal, arguing that the territory fell into the Portuguese sphere of exploration as defined by the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1500, Pedro Alvares Cabral disembarked in Brazil with 1, 200 Portuguese adventurers after badly missing his destination in Southern Africa. Immediately, the colony became a Portuguese claim and quickly earned a unique identity.

Detailed explanation-4: -In April 1500, Brazil was claimed by Portugal on the arrival of the Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral. Until 1530 Portugal had yet to establish their first colony in Brazil.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pedro Álvares Cabral (European Portuguese: [ˈpeðɾu ˈaɫvɐr(ɨ)ʃ kɐˈɾaɫ] or Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpedɾu ˈawvɐɾis kaˈbɾaw]; 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.

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