Portuguese mapping and exploration of the South Atlantic coast of Brazil (1500–1530)

1. Treaty of Tordesillas sets Portuguese-claimed Atlantic zone

   Jun 7, 1494Labels: Treaty of

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO

2. Cabral’s fleet sights land on Brazil’s coast

   Apr 22, 1500Labels: Pedro lvares

   • Britannica
   • Cabral

3. First Mass celebrated during Cabral’s landfall

   Apr 26, 1500Labels: Friar Henrique

   • First Mass
   • UNESCO Caminha

4. Caminha completes official letter describing Brazil

   May 1, 1500Labels: P ro

   • UNESCO
   • Caminha

5. Mestre João Faras writes astronomical-navigation letter

   May 1, 1500Labels: Jo o

   • Jo o Faras
   • Carta Mestre

6. Coelho–Vespucci expedition reaches Brazil’s coast

   May 13, 1501Labels: Gon alo, Amerigo Vespucci

   • Britannica
   • Coelho

7. Expedition names “Rio de Janeiro” at Guanabara Bay

   Jan 1, 1502Labels: Guanabara Bay

   • Coelho
   • Vespucci

8. Cantino planisphere records Brazil’s coastline in Portuguese mapping

   Jan 1, 1502Labels: Cantino planisphere

   • Cantino
   • Smarthistory

9. Name shifts toward “Terra de Santa Cruz” in Portuguese usage

   Jan 1, 1503Labels: Terra de

   • Ilha Vera
   • Name Brazil

10. Fernando de Noronha granted as hereditary captaincy

    Jan 1, 1504Labels: Fernando de

    • HPIP
    • Noronha

11. Caverio map incorporates early Brazilian coastal knowledge

    Jan 1, 1506Labels: Caverio planisphere

    • CNRS
    • Caverio

12. Cristóvão Jacques appointed governor of “parts of Brazil”

    Jan 1, 1516Labels: Crist v

    • Name Brazil
    • Britannica Tord

13. Miller Atlas “Terra Brasilis” chart maps Brazilian coast in detail

    Jan 1, 1519Labels: Miller Atlas, Terra Brasilis

    • Arts Culture
    • Miller Atlas

14. Martim Afonso de Sousa leads first major colonizing expedition

    Jan 1, 1530Labels: Martim Afonso

    • Britannica
    • Cabral