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Brazil's History
On April 21, 1500, Pedro Alvarez Cabral, a Portuguese explorer, accidentally discovered Brazil while trying to find a western route to the Indes. He first landed in modern-day Bahia. In this period in the Early Renaissance, Portugal and Spain were basically rivaling each other over who would get more land in the New World. Hearing of Columbus' failure in finding the Indes, but rather finding a New World, Cabral got excited. He set off from Portugal and headed Southwest, hoping he could reach the Indes by going a southerly directions. Like Columbus, he resulted in finding another part of the New World.

Naming of Brazil
Brazil's name past in English has been: (1) Brasilia (the modern capital's name) (2) Brasil (modern Portuguese name) (3) Brazil (modern English name) Brazil's past similar names all derived from the abundance of Brazilwood, a major export in Brazil's early history.

Just Like Georgia
Just like British Georgia and Australia, Brazil was a place to where Portugal sent its criminals.

Previous Names of this Wikibook
(1) Pedro Alvarez Cabral