Pedro Álvares Cabral

Pedro Álvares Cabral was not just an amazing explorer, but the founder of brazil too. When he set foot on the “new land” he named the new land the Inland of the true cross but later the named changed to Brazil due to dyewood found in paulo-Brazil. Before all that, another explorer Vasco Da Gama was tired after he did an returned from another expedition to India so instead ,Pedro Álvares Cabral took the expedition to the “new” expedition . The King wanted to take the advantage of the new trade routes that opened up so he sent 13 ships and Pedro Álvares Cabral to Africa. The expedition to Africa sounds boring but really, it has some action pack to it. the biography of Pedro Álvares Cabral. To begin with, he was born into a wealthy family…

More important for his home country, Cabral established the first Portuguese trading post in India. In 1502, Vasco da Gama helmed another journey to India that included 20 ships. Married at this time, and the father of six sons, da Gama settled into retirement and family life. Vasco Da Gama died on Dec 24, 1524. He was 55 when he died and he died in Cochin- the result, it has been speculated, from possibly overworking him. Vasco da Gama was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India.…

Brazil) is part of the collection of the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes do Rio de Janeiro, and I had the opportunity to see this work many times during my life. The painting shows the first mass celebrated in Brazilian soil and the event was documented by the Carta de Pero Vaz de Caminha. Pero Vaz de Caminha, the clerk of Pedro Alvares Cabral, recorded his first impressions on the uncovered land in a 27 pages long document. A Primeira Missa no Brasil appears many times in Brazilian History books…

He was born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, in Barrio Cabanas- one of the most dangerous cities in the entire world. There were a low of shootings, a lot of killing, a lot of violence, and little to no opportunity. Growing up, they lived next to a really dirty creek. This is a memorable place because in the creek were various things, things such as dead animals and people. People would use this river to wash their clothes, fish for food, and bathe. He had watched his younger brother pass away in…

a clear hero even though both Hidalgo and Morelos were significant symbols of the revolution in Mexico. Mexico had a bloody revolution, but unlike other countries the main revolutionary force was the lower class. Brazil, however, had a unique process to acquire independence. Brazil was the only Latin American country that did not have to fight a war to gain independence. Instead, Brazil gained its independence through a process of political actions. When Napoleon invaded Portugal the royal…

After having divided the forces of Spaniards, the Indians attacked the city and almost destroyed it. In the fifth chapter (1542-1549), Valdivia send Monroy to seek help in Peru to bring the decline of the city down. Hopefully for the settlers, Monroy found help and the link with Peru allow the Chile to be prosperous again. Meanwhile, Pedro successfully helps the royal troops to takedown Pissarro. However, he had to coped with a trial because of his enemies and have to break up with Ines that…

the union army to dig up his stash of gold he had hidden before the war. He used this to help fund his expenditure and establish the colony. After making their travel plans with the help of Brazil, these people decided to forge on and create a new colony based on the old south. They found a sympathetic ear with Brazil’s Don Pedro II, then emperor of Brazil, who welcomed the new immigrants with open arms. Pedro figured that he could solve a couple of his problems by inviting white southerners to…

(international) success of art cinema depends on the word-of-mouth publicity it receives while traveling along film festival circuits. Galt and Schoonover state, “If art films are to travel to international audiences, they must make the claim that their forms and stories are comprehensible across languages and cultures (2010, p.10).” Among the many critically acclaimed filmmakers associated with art cinema, only few have been able to prosper beyond their region. Included in this group is Spanish…

Art Buchwalk, 81, passed away in his son’s home in Washington D.C, this Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2017. The famous humorist lost his battle to kidney dialysis. Born in Mt. Vernon, NY, Buchwald enrolled at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles on the G.I. bill, despite not graduating high school. After joining the college newspaper, the Daily Trojan, Buchwald found his passion and pursed overseas in Paris, interviewing Elvis Presley along the way. In 1939-1945, Buchwald served in the…

I have arrived in India after a long voyage that has lasted many months. I departed on my voyage this year. I already sailed on ships before, as you all remember, and have a lot of experience. I captained twenty ships ten under my direct command. My uncle and nephew took control of the other ten ships. Well, we succeeded in finding India, which is why I am writing to all of you guys. Now here is my story. I can tell you right now, my love, that this was definitely not an easy journey.…