Trending Explorers in Brazil this year
The 100 most-viewed explorers this year on Wikipedia (Brazil). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Christopher Columbus.
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Ranked
11,024
Total Views (this year)
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Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
679
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2
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Portuguese military commander and explorer (c.1467/8 – c.1521)
577
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3
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
556
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4
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
556
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5
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
443
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6
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
331
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7
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
326
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8
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
308
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9
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
289
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10
Fiann Paul
Icelandic explorer, athlete and artist
270
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11
Afonso de Albuquerque
Portuguese general, admiral, and statesman (1453–1515)
218
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12
Cândido Rondon
Brazilian explorer and officer (1865–1958)
197
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13
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
196
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14
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)
175
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15
Pero Vaz de Caminha
Portuguese knight (c. 1450 – 1500)
164
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16
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
157
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17
Amyr Klink
Brazilian sailor and writer
155
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18
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
155
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19
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer
139
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20
Ed Stafford
English explorer (born 1975)
135
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21
Martim Afonso de Sousa
Portuguese explorer
121
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22
Caramuru
Portuguese explorer
118
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23
Diogo Cão
Portuguese explorer
117
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24
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
115
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25
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
113
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26
Heinrich Harrer
Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006)
104
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views
27
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
104
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28
João Ramalho
Portuguese explorer (1493-1580)
103
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29
Borba Gato
Paulista judge and bandeirante
103
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30
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
103
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31
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
98
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32
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
98
views
views
33
Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva
Paulista explorer (1672-1740)
97
views
views
34
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
94
views
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35
Fernão Dias
17th-century Brazilian frontiersman
91
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36
Hans Staden
German conquistador
87
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37
Brás Cubas
Portuguese explorer
86
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38
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
85
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39
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
78
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40
Domingos Jorge Velho
Paulista explorer
76
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views
41
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769-1859)
76
views
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42
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
Spanish navigator, explorer
75
views
views
43
Antônio Raposo Tavares
Portuguese explorer to Brazil (1598–1658)
74
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44
Lathgertha
legendary Viking shieldmaiden and ruler
73
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45
Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane
Portuguese anthropologist
73
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views
46
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
72
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47
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
70
views
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48
Mem de Sá
Brazilian politician
69
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49
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
68
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50
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
68
views
views
51
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
64
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views
52
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
64
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53
João Gonçalves Zarco
explorer
64
views
views
54
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
61
views
views
55
Silver Surfer
fictional character in Marvel Comics
60
views
views
56
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
60
views
views
57
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
59
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58
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
58
views
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59
Anésia Pinheiro Machado
Brazilian aviator and flight instructor
58
views
views
60
Garcia de Sousa d'Ávila
Portuguese explorer
56
views
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61
Suzana Dias
55
views
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62
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
54
views
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63
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
53
views
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64
Fernão Mendes Pinto
Portuguese explorer and writer (1509–1583)
51
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views
65
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
51
views
views
66
Alfred Wegener
German climatologist and geophysicist (1880–1930)
50
views
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67
Thorfinn Karlsefni
Icelandic explorer
49
views
views
68
Vitor Negrete
Brazilian mountaineer (1967–2006)
49
views
views
69
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
49
views
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70
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman
48
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71
Duarte Pacheco Pereira
Portuguese explorer
48
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72
Francisco de Almeida
Portuguese nobleman and soldier
47
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73
Richard Francis Burton
British explorer, army officer, writer and scholar (1821–1890)
47
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74
Alfred Russel Wallace
British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823–1913)
45
views
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75
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
43
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views
76
Wario
fictional video game character from the Mario franchise
42
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77
Richard E. Byrd
American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957)
42
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78
John Rolfe
English-born explorer, farmer, and merchant
42
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79
Peter Wilhelm Punk
Danish scientist (1801-1880)
41
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80
Sigurd
fictional character in Germanic and Norse heroic legend, dragon slayer
41
views
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81
Tristão da Cunha
Portuguese explorer and diplomat
41
views
views
82
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Spanish explorer of the New World
41
views
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83
Fernão de Noronha
16th-century Portuguese merchant of Lisbon
39
views
views
84
Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer and conquistador
39
views
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85
Francis Galton
British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist (1822–1911)
38
views
views
86
Ernst Haeckel
German zoologist (1834-1919)
38
views
views
87
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
38
views
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88
Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon
French admiral
38
views
views
89
Gil Eanes
Portuguese explorer
37
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90
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
37
views
views
91
Alexey Leonov
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)
37
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92
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
36
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93
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
36
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94
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
36
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95
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
36
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96
Duarte Coelho
Portuguese colonial administsrator
36
views
views
97
James T. Kirk
fictional character from Star Trek
35
views
views
98
Stockton Rush
American businessman (1962–2023)
34
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99
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
34
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100
Augustin Saint-Hilaire
French botanist and traveler (1779–1853)
32
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