Some of the most notable authors of this phase are Álvares de Azevedo,
Casimiro de Abreu, Fagundes Varela and Junqueira Freire.
Pedro Álvares Cabral was sailing for India when
he landed on the Brazilian coast on April 22, 1500, claiming Brazil for the Portuguese Empire.
Explorers such as Henry The Navigator, Vasco da Gama and Álvares Cabral founded new lands
and colonies making Portugal a major economic, political and military power, ultimately dividing the world with Spain.
Pioneering Portuguese explorers such as Henry the Navigator, Vasco da Gama and Álvares Cabral founded new lands
and colonies making Portugal a major economic, political and military power, ultimately dividing the world with Spain.
Spearheading Portuguese adventurers, for example, Henry the Navigator, Vasco da Gama and Álvares Cabral established new terrains
and provinces making Portugal a noteworthy financial, political and military power, eventually partitioning the world with Spain.