Pêro Vaz de Caminha
Pêro Vaz de Caminha | |
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Vaz de Caminha (standing on the right) reads to Commander Cabral, Friar Henrique and Master João the letter that would later be sent to Manuel I of Portugal | |
| Born | c. 1450 |
| Died | 15 December 1500 Calicut, India |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation(s) | Knight, writer, secretary |
| Known for | Writer of the official report of the discovery of Brazil. |
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Pêro or Pero Vaz de Caminha (c. 1450 – 15 December 1500; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeɾu ˈvaʒ ðɨ kɐˈmiɲɐ]; also spelled Pedro Vaz de Caminha) was a Portuguese knight that accompanied Pedro Álvares Cabral to India in 1500 as a secretary to the royal factory. Caminha wrote the detailed official report of the April 1500 discovery of Brazil by Cabral's fleet (Carta de Pêro Vaz de Caminha, dated 1 May 1500). He died in a riot in Calicut, India, at the end of that year.