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| − | '''André de Thevet''' (1516 – 23 November 1590) was a French Franciscan [[priest]], [[explorer]], [[cosmographer]] and [[writer]] who travelled to Brazil in the 16th century. | + | '''André de Thevet''' (1516 – 23 November 1590) was a French Franciscan [[priest]], [[explorer]], [[cosmographer]] and [[writer]] who travelled to [[Brazil]] in the 16th century. |
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André de Thevet (1516 – 23 November 1590) was a French Franciscan priest, explorer, cosmographer and writer who travelled to Brazil in the 16th century.
Biography
He described the country, its aboriginal inhabitants and the historical episodes involved in the France Antarctique, a French settlement in Rio de Janeiro, in his book Singularities of France Antarctique.
