ɐ pˈædɹaʊ, stˈændɚd; plˈʊɹɹəl: ɪz ɐ stˈoʊn pˈɪlɚ lˈɛft baɪ pˌoːɹtʃəɡˈiːz mˈæɹɪtˌaɪm ɛksplˈoːɹɚz ɪnðə fˈɪftiːnθ ænd sˈɪkstiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz tə ɹᵻkˈoːɹd sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt lˈændfɔːlz ænd ðɛɹbˈaɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃ pɹˈaɪməsi ænd pəzˈɛʃən.
A padrão (, standard; plural: ) is a stone pillar left by Portuguese maritime explorers in the 15th and 16th centuries to record significant landfalls and thereby establish primacy and possession.