In 1441 ​ — nearly 60 years before the official discovery of Brazil — ​ Portuguese navigator Antão Gonçalves captured and transported the first shipment of African tribesmen to Portugal.
Aastal 1441, ligi 60 aastat enne Brasiilia ametlikku avastamist, toimetas Portugali meresõitja Antão Gonçalves esimese laevatäie vangistatud aafriklasi Portugali.