Nicolau Coelho

Nicolau Coelho
Effigy of Nicolau Coelho in the Monument of the Discoveries, in Lisbon, Portugal
Born	c. 1460 Felgueiras, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	1504 Off the coast of Mozambique
Nationality	Portuguese
Occupation(s)	Explorer, navigator

Nicolau Coelho (c.1460, in Felgueiras – 1502, off the coast of Mozambique) was an expert Portuguese navigator and explorer during the Age of Discovery. He participated in the discovery of the route to India by Vasco da Gama where he commanded Berrio, the first caravel to return; was captain of a ship in the fleet headed by Pedro Álvares Cabral who landed in Brazil. He died at sea, possibly off the coast of Mozambique, while returning from India in the 5th Portuguese Armada with Francisco de Albuquerque.