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4 july 1641 portuguese colony of brazil cantanhede , kingdom of portugal portuguese late 16th century first the amazon river . european to travel up the entire length of foto_pedro_teixeira . jpg pedro teixeira
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pedro teixeira

pedro teixeira -lrb- died 4 july 1641 -rrb- was a portuguese explorer who became , in 1637 , the first european to travel up the entire length of the amazon river .
teixeira was born at cantanhede ; the date of his birth is unknown .
his exploits are considered remarkable even by today 's standards .
because of teixeira and other portuguese who pushed into the depths of the amazon , portugal was able to obtain far more of south america from their spanish competitors than the treaty of tordesillas had granted in 1494 .
teixeira ` s expedition became the first simultaneously to travel up and down the amazon river .
he was called by the indian natives `` curiua-catu '' , meaning `` the good and friendly white man '' .
