Portugal's Pedro Alvarez Cabral was the first European to
explore Brazil (April 22nd1500). Brazil remained a Portuguese
colony until she gained independence almost three centuries later
(September 7th 1822).
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The country of Portugal once had the country of Brazil as a
possession. Brazil then became its own country in 1822 after
gaining independence from Portugal.