 His brother Vasco was captain of another unnamed ship.The armada set out of Lisbon in March 1500, and went on to discover Brazil.Tragically, Vasco de Ataíde was lost with his ship in late May while attempting to round the Cape of Good Hope

In his most famous exploit in India, Pêro de Ataíde was assigned by Cabral to intercept an Arab smuggling ship with a cargo of war elephants, on behalf of the Zamorin of Calicut.