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Martim Afonso de Sousa[murtEm´ ufOn´zO di sO´zu] Pronunciation Key, 1500?–1564, Portuguese colonial administrator. A military man, he was commissioned in 1530 to drive the French corsairs from the Brazilian coasts and to establish colonies. He succeeded in clearing the coasts, founded the colony of SAo Vicente, established sugarcane growing, and introduced other crops and cattle. He initiated the successful settlement and colonization of Brazil that was continued by TomE de Sousa, Mem de SA, and the Jesuits Manuel de NObrega and JosE de Anchieta.
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