1501 – Amerigo Vespucc Explores Brazil

Amerigo Vespucci sailed from Lisbon, on May 13, 1501. He sighted the coast of Brazil on August 15, 1501, headed south, and returned a year later. His voyage marks the possibility of Portugal overtaking trade that the Brazilians had already controlled or discovering the possibility of creating their own trade routes as a nation. This exploration could have also presented an opportunity for Portugal to import more slaves.

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