InterKnowledge Corp.
Geographia.com: History of Brazil
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.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Pedro Alvares Cabral
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.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: The Portuguese Conquest of Brazil
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.