History Of Brazil (1889
Before the arrival of the Europeans, the lands that now constitute Brazil were occupied, fought over and settled by diverse tribes. Thus, the history of Brazil begins with the Indigenous peoples in Brazil, indigenous people in Brazil. The Portuguese Discovery of Brazil, arrived to the land that would become Brazil on April 22, 1500, commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral, an explorer on his way to India under the sponsorship of the Kingdom of Portugal and the support of the Catholic Church. Between the 16th to the early 19th century, Brazil was created and expanded as a colony, kingdom and an integral part of the Portuguese Empire. Brazil was briefly named "Land of the Holy Cross" by Portuguese explorers and crusaders before being named "Land of Brazil" by the Brazilian-Portuguese settlers and merchants dealing with Paubrasilia, brazilwood. The country expanded south along the coast and west along the Amazon River, Amazon and other inland rivers from the original 15 Captaincies of B ...
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