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The Portuguese Discovery of Brazil: From Cabral to Colony
In 1500, Pedro Álvares Cabral landed on the coast of what would become Brazil, claiming it for Portugal. But the real story of Portugal's American colony begins earlier, with the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494, and unfolds through the extraction of pau-brasil, the establishment of feitorias, and the complex interactions with the Tupinambá people. This episode explores the early years of Portuguese Brazil, from the first contact and the lucrative dyewood trade to the introduction of the capitanias system. We discuss the role of figures like Amerigo Vespucci, the challenges of colonization…
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