discovery of Brazil: Portuguese discovery in 1500

Pedro Álvares Cabral: Portuguese military commander and explorer (c.1467/8 – c.1521)

Porto Seguro: municipality of Bahia State, Brazil

sea: large body of saline water

costume accessory: item carried or worn which is used to contribute to the wearer's outfit

armour: protective clothing; armor worn on the body

armaria: kind of cupboard

tree: perennial woody plant

canoe: light boat that is paddled

caravel: type of sailing ship

hat: shaped head covering, having a brim and a crown, or one of these

child: human between birth and puberty

forest: dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area

Indigenous peoples of the Americas: peoples indigenous to the Western Hemisphere

traditional costume: expression of identity through costume, which is usually associated with a geographic area or a period of time in history

woman: female adult human

nude: art genre for works that have as their primary subject the unclothed human body

history painting: genre in painting defined by historical matter (see also religious painting and mythological painting)

Portuguese: people from or residents of Portugal

priest: person who consecrates his life to some divinity and whose main functions are to direct religious rites and offer sacrifices to the divinity (for a minister use Q1423891)

plant: living thing in the kingdom of photosynthetic eukaryotes

Order of Christ Cross: cross symbol of Portugal