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Discovery of Brazil

Name: Discovery of Brazil – Portugal factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Portugal · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1500Date range

1Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1500

Vicente Yanez Pinzon26 January 1500

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Discovers Brazil & claims it for Portugal

Names involved

Vicente Yanez Pinzon

Provenance

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