More than one answer is correct mark the statement if it accurately describes potugual's claim to brazil. a. the explorer who claimed brazil was following a plan to sail far to the west to find and claim land for portugal. b. the explorer who claimed brazil was able to do so because brazil lay east of the line of demarcation drawn at the treaty of tordesillas. c. a map of south america that shows the 1494 line of demarcation explains why the people of brazil speak a different language from most of the people living in the rest of south america.