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Cabral

American  
[kuh-brawl] / kəˈbrɔl /

noun

  1. Pedro Álvares c1460–c1520, Portuguese navigator.


Cabral British  
/ kəˈbrɑl /

noun

  1. Pedro Álvarez (ˈpɛːdru ˈɑlvərəʃ). ?1460–?1526, Portuguese navigator: discovered and took possession of Brazil for Portugal in 1500.

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"That match contains every possible match in history," Cabral added.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

They joined Italian seventh seeds and 2025 runners-up Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli, eighth seeds Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Hugo Nys, and ninth seeds Francisco Cabral and Lucas Miedler in having their bids ended early.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

“It feels like you’re in the ocean with your neck just above the water, and if you look away for one second, you might drown,” said Cabral.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

“We just can’t have Memo burn out,” Cabral said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

From the time the first Portuguese explorer, Pedro Álvares Cabral, discovered Brazil in the year 1500, the Indian population was negatively impacted—from disease to enslavement to encroachment on their land and way of life.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

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