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Pedro Álvares Cabral

1467 - 1520

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Pedro Álvares Cabral (European Portuguese: [ˈpeðɾu ˈalvɐɾɨʃ kɐˈβɾal]; born Pedro Álvares de Gouveia; c. 1467 or 1468 – c. 1520) was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. He was the first recorded human in history to ever be on four continents, uniting all of them in his famous voyage of 1500, where he also conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. While details of Cabral's early life remain unclear, it is known that he came from a minor noble family and received a good education. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pedro Álvares Cabral has received more than 1,162,321 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro Álvares Cabral is the 21st most popular explorer (up from 25th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Portugal and the 5th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Pedro Álvares Cabral is most famous for being the first European to land in Brazil.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pedro Álvares Cabral ranks 21 out of 405. Before him are David Livingstone, Prince Henry the Navigator, Fridtjof Nansen, Erik the Red, Xuanzang, and Jacques Cousteau. After him are Jacques Cartier, Leif Erikson, Vitus Bering, Juan Sebastián Elcano, Thor Heyerdahl, and Willem Barentsz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1467, Pedro Álvares Cabral ranks 1. After him are Sigismund I the Old, Francis Phoebus of Navarre, Hadım Suleiman Pasha, Ferdinand II of Naples, Giovanni il Popolano, Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, Guillaume Budé, Şehzade Korkut, Andrea Sansovino, Charles II, Duke of Guelders, and Ramón de Cardona. Among people deceased in 1520, Pedro Álvares Cabral ranks 3. Before him are Raphael and Selim I. After him are Moctezuma II, Martin Waldseemüller, Pier Gerlofs Donia, Cuitláhuac, Kunigunde of Austria, Sten Sture the Younger, Agostino Chigi, Jo Gwang-jo, and Ippolito d'Este.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Pedro Álvares Cabral ranks 8 out of 555. Before him are Vasco da Gama (1460), Bartolomeu Dias (1450), Anthony of Padua (1195), António de Oliveira Salazar (1889), Prince Henry the Navigator (1394), and José Saramago (1922). After him are António Guterres (1949), Fernando Pessoa (1888), Manuel I of Portugal (1469), Pope Damasus I (305), Luís de Camões (1524), and Afonso I of Portugal (1109).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Pedro Álvares Cabral ranks 5. Before him are Ferdinand Magellan (1480), Vasco da Gama (1460), Bartolomeu Dias (1450), and Prince Henry the Navigator (1394). After him are Diogo Cão (1440), Diego Columbus (1479), Diogo Dias (1450), Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509), Pêro da Covilhã (1450), João Gonçalves Zarco (1390), and Tristão da Cunha (1460).

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