Forte São João Baptista dos Dois Irmãos, State of Pernambuco, Brazil
There is no sure about the date of the discovery of the Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha. The historians consider 1503 as the year of its discovery and ownership by the crown of Portugal by Gonçalo Coelho, commander of the 2nd Exploiting Expedition of the coast of Brazil.
One of the navigators of the expedition, Américo Vespúcio was who really docked at the beautiful archipelago, which islands were known by the names of “Ilha de São João” (Saint John’s Island) and “Ilha da Quaresma” (Island of the Lent).
Right after itsr discovery, the archipelago became a point on navigation routes for the “new world.”
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