The Fleet That Sailed for India and Found Brazil
On April 22, 1500, Pedro Álvares Cabral's India-bound fleet sighted Brazil and claimed it for Portugal, setting the course for the only Portuguese-speaking nation in the Americas.
On April 22, 1500, Pedro Álvares Cabral's India-bound fleet sighted Brazil and claimed it for Portugal, setting the course for the only Portuguese-speaking nation in the Americas.