He wrote Tratado Descritivo do Brasil ( A Descriptive Treatise of Brazil ) , published in 1587 .
A participant in Francisco Barretos Africa expeditions , he settled in the Portuguese colony of Brazil living there for seventeen years .
He wrote Tratado Descritivo do Brazil ( A Descriptive Treatise of Brazil ) , published in 1587 .
A participant in Francisco Barretos Africa expeditions , he settled in the Portuguese colony of Brazil living there for seventeen years .