A participant in Francisco Barretos Africa expeditions , he settled in the Portuguese colony of Brazil living there for seventeen years .
Gabriel Soares de Sousa ( 1540 -- 1591 ) was a Portuguese explorer and naturalist .
A participant in Francisco Barretos Africa expeditions , Gabriel Soares de Sousa settled in the Portuguese colony of Brazil living there for seventeen years .
Gabriel Soares de Sousa ( 1540 -- 1591 ) was a Portuguese explorer and naturalist .