Who discovered Brazil in 1500?
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Afonso de Albuquerque
Answer
Pedro Álvares Cabral, a Portuguese explorer, discovered Brazil in 1500. It is still debated whether his landing was accidental or intentional, but his discovery led to the colonization of Brazil and its eventual incorporation into the Portuguese Empire.
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