Pedro Álvares Cabral led a thirteen-ship armada intended to reinforce Portugal's access to India. His route swung farther west than da Gama's and encountered Brazil before turning back across the Atlantic. Only part of the original force ultimately reached India, showing the losses inherent in early oceanic expansion. The detour tied Portugal's American claim and its Indian Ocean ambitions into the same imperial voyage.
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Cabral reached Brazil on the way to India
The second Portuguese India armada reached Brazil before continuing toward the commercial contest at Calicut.