Fernão de Noronha (15th century/16th century), Portuguese explorer, also know as Fernando de Noronha or even Fernão de Loronha. Explored the Atlantic Ocean, and modern historians attribut him the discovery of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago in 1501-1502. One of his daughters, Isabel de Castro, was married to Pedro Álvares Cabral, the discoverer of Brazil. (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, midway from South America to Africa, around 220 miles (354 km) away from the Brazilian coast. ... Pedro Álvares Cabral - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...