Pedro Álvares Cabral

Category: Civil Architecture > Memorial

District: Lisboa > Lisboa > Lisboa > Amoreiras

Location

The monument to Pedro Álvares Cabral is located in Lisbon, in the Amoreiras area. This part of the city, which stretches between the Estrela Garden and Avenida Álvares Cabral, is distinguished by being an urban space where residential tranquility meets Lisbon's centrality. Its position allows one to observe a part of the city that combines the serenity of established areas with the dynamism of an evolving urban center.

Homage to the Navigator

This monument is a homage to Pedro Álvares Cabral, a central figure in the history of Portuguese navigations. Known for having been the captain-major of the fleet that, in 1500, officially reached the lands that would become Brazil, his legacy is a pillar of Portugal's maritime expansion. The statue in Lisbon serves as a point of remembrance of his historical importance and the spirit of exploration that marked the Age of Discoveries.

A Symbol of Luso-Brazilian Union

The monument has a particular origin: it is a replica of the statue existing in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by the sculptor Rodolfo Bernardelli. It was a gift offered by the Brazilian government to the Portuguese people, having been inaugurated in Lisbon in 1941. This symbolic gesture reinforces the cultural and historical ties that unite Portugal and Brazil, celebrating a figure shared by both nations and perpetuating the memory of the arrival on the South American continent.

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt