translation.en: The destruction of the Atlantic Forest began in the early 1500s, when the Portuguese first arrived in Brazil, beginning European colonization in the eastern part of South America.
translation.zh: 对大西洋森林的破坏 开始于16世纪初， 当葡萄牙人 最初抵达巴西， 在南美洲东部开始 进行欧洲殖民化。