Because of the Treaty of Tordesillas, the Portuguese were restricted to lands in thNew World up to 60 degrees longitude.

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The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and Spain along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands (off the west coast of Africa). This division did not specify 60 degrees longitude but rather allocated lands to the west of this line to Spain and to the east to Portugal, primarily affecting the Americas and leading to Portuguese control over Brazil.

Because of the Treaty of Tordesillas, the Portuguese Were Restricted