"Few voyages to Brazil and India were so well executed as Cabral's", affirmed historian Bailey Diffie, which laid down a path leading to the immediate commencement "of a Portuguese seagoing empire from Africa to the far East", and eventually to "a land empire in Brazil".
"Hanya sedikit pelayaran menuju Brasil dan India yang dieksekusi dengan sedemikian baik sebagaimana pelayaran Cabral," tegas sejarawan Bailey Diffie, yang meletakkan jalan menuju segera dimulainya "suatu imperium maritim Portugis dari Afrika hingga Timur jauh," dan akhirnya suatu "imperium daratan di Brasil".