Dr Francisco José de Lacerda e Almeida (1753 – 18 October 1798) was a colonial Brazilian-born Portuguese explorer in the 18th century. He was the son of Portuguese captain José António de Lacerda and Francisca de Almeida Pais. "He spent ten years in

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, where he discovered new species of plants and animals, along with Indian tribes previously unknown to Europeans." In 1798, he led a Portuguese expedition to the Kazembe region of

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. After his death on this mission, the group was led by Francisco Pinto.

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1753 births 1798 deaths 18th-century explorers 18th-century Portuguese people Explorers of Africa Portuguese explorers of South America University of Coimbra alumni {{portugal-explorer-stub