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jun 4, 1494 - Portugal claims Brazil

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In the Treaty of Tordesillas, Portugal claims the land of Brazil and issues grants of land to Portuguese nobles. Spain was focusing on expanding their land in South America, and large regions remained.

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jun 4, 1494
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~ 532 years ago