Brasil 500

Brazil 500   Brasil 500 PP-VOK B767-341ER Varig  [+] 2000-05 Commemorating the 500th anniverdary of the landing of the Portuguese in Brasil. On 22 April 1500 the fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral landed in Porto Seguro and the land was claimed for the Portuguese Empire. Images  ©  Jacques Guillem Collection (MUC & FRA) Tags   Commemoration, Nationhood