Pedro Álvarez Cabral (Belmonte, 1467 or 1468 - Santarém, c.1520) was a fidalgo, military commander, navigator and Portuguese explorer, considered the first to arrive in Brazil. Also, Cabral is known to be one of the first Europeans to arrive on the northeast coast of South America, which he claimed for Portugal.
What effect did exchange networks and the growth of empires have on religion? They helped spread religion beliefs across Afro-Eurasia. As a result, the major faiths Christianity, Islam -became world religions.
