What is cabral surname?

The surname Cabral comes from the Latin word "caprale" which means "place of goats" or "goat enclosure". It was originally used to describe people who lived near or worked with goats. The Cabral surname has Portuguese origins, and was first recorded in Portugal in the 13th century. The most famous bearer of the Cabral surname was the Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral, who discovered Brazil in 1500. The Cabral surname is popular in Portugal and Brazil, as well as in Spanish-speaking countries where it is sometimes spelled Cabrál or Cabráles.