# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joao-alvares-fagundes
# Generated: 2026-08-16T04:48:20.417Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joao-alvares-fagundes"
name: "João Álvares Fagundes"
slug: "joao-alvares-fagundes"
description: "João Álvares Fagundes was an explorer and ship owner from Viana do Castelo in Northern Portugal. He organized several expeditions to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia around 1520–1521."
tagline: "Portuguese explorer"
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gender: "male"
category:
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birthDate: "1460"
deathDate: "1522"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           9.822788
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump