Trending Explorers in Brazil — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed explorers on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Portuguese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Christopher Columbus. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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139,072
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
8,241
views
views
2
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Portuguese military commander and explorer (c.1467/8 – c.1521)
7,991
views
views
3
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
7,390
views
views
4
Amyr Klink
Brazilian sailor and writer
6,545
views
views
5
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
5,252
views
views
6
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
3,866
views
views
7
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
3,785
views
views
8
Fiann Paul
Icelandic explorer, athlete and artist
3,746
views
views
9
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
3,675
views
views
10
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
2,926
views
views
11
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
2,792
views
views
12
Cândido Rondon
Brazilian explorer and officer (1865–1958)
2,779
views
views
13
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
2,258
views
views
14
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born 1954)
2,190
views
views
15
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
2,060
views
views
16
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
1,788
views
views
17
Pero Vaz de Caminha
Portuguese knight (c. 1450 – 1500)
1,745
views
views
18
Borba Gato
Paulista judge and bandeirante
1,638
views
views
19
Martim Afonso de Sousa
Portuguese explorer
1,632
views
views
20
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
1,540
views
views
21
Caramuru
Portuguese explorer
1,533
views
views
22
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer
1,532
views
views
23
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
1,512
views
views
24
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
1,481
views
views
25
Afonso de Albuquerque
Portuguese general, admiral, and statesman (1453–1515)
1,460
views
views
26
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
1,455
views
views
27
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
1,412
views
views
28
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
1,383
views
views
29
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
1,317
views
views
30
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
1,255
views
views
31
João Ramalho
Portuguese explorer (1493-1580)
1,232
views
views
32
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
1,228
views
views
33
Ada Rogato
pilot
1,221
views
views
34
Silver Surfer
fictional character in Marvel Comics
1,190
views
views
35
Mem de Sá
Brazilian politician
1,185
views
views
36
Diogo Cão
Portuguese explorer
1,145
views
views
37
Karl Bushby
British pedestrian circumnavigator of the globe
1,135
views
views
38
Antônio Raposo Tavares
Portuguese explorer to Brazil (1598–1658)
1,123
views
views
39
Hans Staden
German soldier (1525–1576)
1,119
views
views
40
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
1,064
views
views
41
Domingos Jorge Velho
Paulista explorer
994
views
views
42
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
963
views
views
43
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
Spanish navigator, explorer
960
views
views
44
Fernão Dias
17th-century Brazilian frontiersman
958
views
views
45
Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva
Paulista explorer (1672-1740)
952
views
views
46
Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane
Portuguese anthropologist
934
views
views
47
Lathgertha
legendary Viking shieldmaiden and ruler
908
views
views
48
Harald III of Norway
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
894
views
views
49
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
874
views
views
50
Richard E. Byrd
American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957)
863
views
views
51
Brás Cubas
Portuguese explorer
862
views
views
52
Heinrich Harrer
Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006)
857
views
views
53
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
836
views
views
54
James T. Kirk
fictional character from Star Trek
827
views
views
55
Percy Fawcett
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
775
views
views
56
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
761
views
views
57
Garcia de Sousa d'Ávila
Portuguese explorer
748
views
views
58
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
736
views
views
59
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
733
views
views
60
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
732
views
views
61
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
714
views
views
62
Mister Fantastic
fictional character in Marvel Comics
705
views
views
63
Ed Stafford
English explorer (born 1975)
689
views
views
64
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
688
views
views
65
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
684
views
views
66
Duarte Coelho
Portuguese colonial administsrator
681
views
views
67
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Spanish explorer of the New World
681
views
views
68
Auguste Piccard
Swiss physicist (1884–1962)
669
views
views
69
Alfred Russel Wallace
British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823–1913)
653
views
views
70
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
643
views
views
71
Francis Galton
British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist (1822–1911)
640
views
views
72
Duarte Pacheco Pereira
Portuguese explorer
640
views
views
73
Francisco de Almeida
Portuguese nobleman and soldier
633
views
views
74
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
600
views
views
75
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
587
views
views
76
Gil Eanes
Portuguese explorer
569
views
views
77
Francisco de Orellana
Spanish explorer and conquistador
566
views
views
78
João Gonçalves Zarco
explorer
563
views
views
79
Thorfinn Karlsefni
Icelandic explorer
555
views
views
80
Alexandre de Serpa Pinto
Explorer and soldier (1846–1900)
549
views
views
81
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
543
views
views
82
Fernão do Pó
Portuguese explorer
538
views
views
83
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman
537
views
views
84
Tristão da Cunha
Portuguese explorer and diplomat
511
views
views
85
Fernão de Noronha
16th-century Portuguese merchant of Lisbon
499
views
views
86
Peter Wilhelm Lund
Danish scientist (1801-1880)
489
views
views
87
Augustin Saint-Hilaire
French botanist and traveler (1779–1853)
485
views
views
88
Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer and conquistador
472
views
views
89
Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon
French admiral
467
views
views
90
Fernão Mendes Pinto
Portuguese explorer and writer (1509–1583)
464
views
views
91
Mandarin
fictional character in Marvel Comics
463
views
views
92
Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
449
views
views
93
Pêro da Covilhã
Portuguese explorer and diplomat
448
views
views
94
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
445
views
views
95
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
439
views
views
96
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
436
views
views
97
Daniel Boone
American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)
431
views
views
98
Hermann Blumenau
German pharmacist, founder of the city of Blumenau, Brazil (1819–1899)
425
views
views
99
Captain Nemo
fictional character created by Jules Verne
419
views
views
100
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
415
views
views