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'''Pedro Alvarez Cabral''' (1467-1520) was a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] navigator who is credited with discovering [[Brazil]] in 1500.
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'''Pedro Alvarez Cabral''' (1467-1520) was a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] navigator who is credited with discovering [[Brazil]] in 1500 while an expedition to travel from Lisbon [[Portugal]] to [[India]]. His expedition succeeded in establishing trading posts in India, but upon his return in 1501, he was given no further positions of authority.
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==Sources==
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The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989
    
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[[Category:Explorers]]
 
[[Category:Explorers]]
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