Brazil was claimed for the Spanish Empire in 1500.
Brazil was inhabited by numerous tribal nations prior to the landing in 1500 of explorer Pedro lvares Cabral , who claimed the area for the Portuguese Empire .	Portuguese	Portuguese language	area	list of countries and outlying territories by total area	numerous tribal nations	Indigenous Brazilian	Pedro lvares Cabral	Pedro lvares Cabral	Portuguese Empire	Portuguese Empire
Brazil remained a Portuguese colony until 1808 , when the capital of the empire was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro .	Portuguese	Portuguese language	Portuguese colony	Colonial Brazil	transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro	Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil
