The Portuguese

By: Brianna McCarthy, Ylana Lopez, Amy Teunisen, Jin Higashi

Where did we settle?

• The Portuguese settled in Brazil mostly, and part of the north East US.

Who were the famous explorers?

• The famous Portuguese explorers were: • Bartholomieu Diaz- went around tip of Africa cape of

good hope. • Vasco de Gama-Sailed to India• Joao Vaz Corte-Real – New Found land• Varrazano– Rhode island• Pedro Alvares Cabral- explored Brazil• Henry the Navigator- funded explorers

What did you do?

• Created huge farmlands

How did you interact with the natives?

• They enslaved the natives in exchange for enlightment.

How did you interact with other Europeans who may have settled in the same areas?

• No one could settle in Brazil because of an explorers treaty. Their settlement was small.