Fernão de Noronha

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Fernão de Noronha (15th century/16th century), Portuguese explorer, also known as Fernando de Noronha or even Fernão de Loronha. Explored the Atlantic Ocean, and modern historians attribute to him the discovery of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago in 1501-1502. One of his daughters, Isabel de Castro, was married to Pedro Álvares Cabral, the discoverer of Brazil.

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