Who founded brazil?

Europeans arrived in Brazil at the opening of the 16th century. The first European to colonize what is now the Federative Republic of Brazil on the continent of South America was Pedro Álvares Cabral (c.1467/1468-c.1520) on April 22, 1500 under the sponsorship of the Kingdom of Portugal. read more

A Concise History of Brazil (Cambridge Concise Histories) (2nd ed. 2014) excerpt and text search Garfield, Seth. In Search of the Amazon: Brazil, the United States, and the Nature of a Region. read more

When the king attempted the following year to return Brazil to subordinate status as a colony, Dom Pedro flourished his sword and declared the country's independence from Portugal (and his own independence from his father). read more

Brazil is a founding member of the United Nations, the G20, BRICS, Union of South American Nations, Mercosul, Organization of American States, Organization of Ibero-American States and the CPLP. Brazil is a regional power in Latin American and a middle power on international affairs with potential superpower status. read more