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Explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral landed on April 22, 1500 in what is today Porto Seguro, Brazil. Permanent habitation did not begin until São Vicente was founded in 1532, although temporary trading posts were established earlier to collect brazilwood, used as a dye. With permanent settlement came the establishment of the sugar cane industryFor other uses of this term, see Industry (disambiguation An industry is an area of economic production which involves large amounts of upfront capital investment before any profit can be realized. The most successful industries in a given sector tend, to and its intensive labor demands which were met with NativeNative Americans (also Indians Aboriginal Peoples American Indians First Nations Alaskan Natives or Indigenous Peoples of America are the indigenous inhabitants of Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. This term compri and later AfricaAfrica is the world's second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. 30,244,050 km2 (11,677,240 mi2) including the islands, it covers 20. 3% of the total land area on Earth, and with over 800 million human inhabitants it accounts for arn slaves. The capital, SalvadorSalvador (in full, Sao Salvador da Baia de Todos os Santos meaning "Holy Savior of the Bay of All Saints") is a city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia. It was for a long time known as the city of Bahia and ap, was established in 1549Events July Kett's Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. Salvador established, first capital of Brazil Petrus Canisius starts the Counter-Reformation in Bavaria Births Deaths November 10 Pope Paul III December 21 Marguerite of Navarre, Queen of Navar at the Bay of All Saints . The first Jesuits arrived the same year.
From 1565 through 1567 Mem de Sá, a Portuguese colonial official, successfully destroyed a ten year old French colony at Guanabara Bay . He then founded the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Between 1638 and 1640 the Netherlands came to control almost half of Brazil, with their capital in Recife. The Portuguese won a significant victory in the battle of Guararapes in 1649. By 1654, the Netherlands had surrendered and returned control of all Brazilian land to the Portuguese.
See also: Portugal in the period of discoveries
Colonization of the Americas