According to a report, Brazil was discovered by accident. Pedro Alvares Cabral, a Portuguese salior, arrived at an unknown seashore, where there were beautiful palm trees, the bare natives and the white sands, because of the wind and waves on the way to India. Pau-Brazil, a tree which was along the Atlantic shore at that time, was used to dye cotton fabrics in red in Europe, especially in England. The tree was useful for making money. Europeans called this tree simply "Brazil", and this became the name of the country. "Brazil" was used after the independence in 1822 as before, and has been in use since the republic was formed in 1889.