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Website
InterKnowledge Corp.

Geographia.com: History of Brazil

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Geographia.com covers the history of Brazil from the arrival of the Portuguese to the present. Specific explorers are mentioned and information is given on independence from colonization.
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Handout
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Loon Lake Elementary School: Pedro Alvares Cabral

For Students 3rd - 5th
A biography of Pedro Cabral (1467-1528), a Portuguese explorer who first claimed Brazil for Portugal. This site has a Google widget that will translate the page into many languages.
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Website
University of Calgary

University of Calgary: The Portuguese Conquest of Brazil

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief overview of the conquest of Brazil during approximately 1500 AD. Includes brief but good information about Portuguese imperialism and colonization of Brazil through 1600.