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The 'Discovery' of Brazil
Dig Into History Magazine for Kids and Teens
|April 2017
When thinking about historical events, two questions often come to mind: “When did it happen?” and “Who was involved?” Historians frequently work with theories and possibilities that generate interesting—sometimes heated— debates that run for decades or even centuries.
Many times, however, there are no simple answers, as is the case with the “discovery” of Brazil.
WHAT’S SAID
The current, “official” version about the discovery of Brazil seems clear: On April 22, 1500, Pedro Alvares Cabral, the commander of a Portuguese fleet of 13 ships, discovered Brazil and is credited as the first European to reach the region. Cabral landed on the coastline of what he then called
This story is from the April 2017 edition of Dig Into History Magazine for Kids and Teens.
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