> Roman merchant ships are depicted in multiple frescoes and friezes. They look surprisingly similar to ships used by the Spanish and Portuguese in the 15th century. https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-a-Roman-galley-was-fou...
And maintained a presence on the Canary Islands, same general direction.
Presumably some ship heading for the Canarys could have blown off course towards Brazil?
Also
>In the modern day, it is not especially unusual for fishermen from the coast of Africa to be caught in storms and carried across the Atlantic to Brazil. https://www.quora.com/Have-they-proved-that-Ancient-Romans-r...
> Roman merchant ships are depicted in multiple frescoes and friezes. They look surprisingly similar to ships used by the Spanish and Portuguese in the 15th century. https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-a-Roman-galley-was-fou...
And maintained a presence on the Canary Islands, same general direction.
Presumably some ship heading for the Canarys could have blown off course towards Brazil?
Also
>In the modern day, it is not especially unusual for fishermen from the coast of Africa to be caught in storms and carried across the Atlantic to Brazil. https://www.quora.com/Have-they-proved-that-Ancient-Romans-r...