Trending Explorers in Brazil — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed explorers on Wikipedia, September 2026 (Portuguese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Christopher Columbus. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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128,365
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
7,562
views
views
2
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Portuguese military commander and explorer (c.1467/8 – c.1521)
7,414
views
views
3
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
6,834
views
views
4
Amyr Klink
Brazilian sailor and writer
6,390
views
views
5
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
4,696
views
views
6
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
3,540
views
views
7
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
3,479
views
views
8
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
3,477
views
views
9
Fiann Paul
Icelandic explorer, athlete and artist
3,476
views
views
10
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
2,595
views
views
11
Cândido Rondon
Brazilian explorer and officer (1865–1958)
2,582
views
views
12
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
2,503
views
views
13
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
2,101
views
views
14
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born 1954)
2,015
views
views
15
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
1,966
views
views
16
Pero Vaz de Caminha
Portuguese knight (c. 1450 – 1500)
1,581
views
views
17
Borba Gato
Paulista judge and bandeirante
1,535
views
views
18
Martim Afonso de Sousa
Portuguese explorer
1,511
views
views
19
Caramuru
Portuguese explorer
1,415
views
views
20
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
1,409
views
views
21
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
1,397
views
views
22
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer
1,393
views
views
23
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
1,385
views
views
24
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
1,357
views
views
25
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
1,345
views
views
26
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
1,315
views
views
27
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
1,299
views
views
28
Afonso de Albuquerque
Portuguese general, admiral, and statesman (1453–1515)
1,242
views
views
29
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
1,214
views
views
30
Ada Rogato
pilot
1,195
views
views
31
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
1,170
views
views
32
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
1,152
views
views
33
Silver Surfer
fictional character in Marvel Comics
1,130
views
views
34
João Ramalho
Portuguese explorer (1493-1580)
1,129
views
views
35
Mem de Sá
Brazilian politician
1,116
views
views
36
Antônio Raposo Tavares
Portuguese explorer to Brazil (1598–1658)
1,049
views
views
37
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
1,037
views
views
38
Hans Staden
German soldier (1525–1576)
1,032
views
views
39
Diogo Cão
Portuguese explorer
1,028
views
views
40
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
960
views
views
41
Domingos Jorge Velho
Paulista explorer
918
views
views
42
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
Spanish navigator, explorer
885
views
views
43
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
885
views
views
44
Fernão Dias
17th-century Brazilian frontiersman
867
views
views
45
Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane
Portuguese anthropologist
861
views
views
46
Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva
Paulista explorer (1672-1740)
855
views
views
47
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
851
views
views
48
Lathgertha
legendary Viking shieldmaiden and ruler
835
views
views
49
Richard E. Byrd
American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957)
821
views
views
50
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
804
views
views
51
James T. Kirk
fictional character from Star Trek
792
views
views
52
Brás Cubas
Portuguese explorer
776
views
views
53
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
775
views
views
54
Heinrich Harrer
Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006)
753
views
views
55
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
711
views
views
56
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
693
views
views
57
Garcia d'Ávila
Portuguese explorer
692
views
views
58
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
685
views
views
59
Mister Fantastic
fictional character in Marvel Comics
676
views
views
60
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
673
views
views
61
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
673
views
views
62
Auguste Piccard
Swiss physicist (1884–1962)
657
views
views
63
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
656
views
views
64
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
648
views
views
65
Duarte Coelho
Portuguese colonial administsrator
645
views
views
66
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Spanish explorer of the New World
640
views
views
67
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
639
views
views
68
Alfred Russel Wallace
British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823–1913)
608
views
views
69
Francis Galton
British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist (1822–1911)
602
views
views
70
Duarte Pacheco Pereira
Portuguese explorer
592
views
views
71
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
589
views
views
72
Francisco de Almeida
Portuguese nobleman and soldier
586
views
views
73
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
585
views
views
74
Ed Stafford
English explorer (born 1975)
554
views
views
75
Francisco de Orellana
Spanish explorer and conquistador
539
views
views
76
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
534
views
views
77
Gil Eanes
Portuguese explorer
532
views
views
78
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
521
views
views
79
Alexandre de Serpa Pinto
Explorer and soldier (1846–1900)
519
views
views
80
Fernão do Pó
Portuguese explorer
514
views
views
81
Thorfinn Karlsefni
Icelandic explorer
506
views
views
82
João Gonçalves Zarco
explorer
499
views
views
83
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman
489
views
views
84
Tristão da Cunha
Portuguese explorer and diplomat
470
views
views
85
Fernão de Noronha
16th-century Portuguese merchant of Lisbon
460
views
views
86
Augustin Saint-Hilaire
French botanist and traveler (1779–1853)
453
views
views
87
Peter Wilhelm Lund
Danish scientist (1801-1880)
448
views
views
88
Mandarin
fictional character in Marvel Comics
443
views
views
89
Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer and conquistador
433
views
views
90
Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon
French admiral
429
views
views
91
Pêro da Covilhã
Portuguese explorer and diplomat
425
views
views
92
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
413
views
views
93
Fernão Mendes Pinto
Portuguese explorer and writer (1509–1583)
413
views
views
94
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
408
views
views
95
Daniel Boone
American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)
407
views
views
96
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
406
views
views
97
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
403
views
views
98
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador
399
views
views
99
Captain Nemo
fictional character created by Jules Verne
398
views
views
100
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
396
views
views