Lopo Vaz de Sampaio was the 6th Governor of Portuguese India from 1526 to 1529. He was also the captain of Vasco da Gama, a famous Portuguese explorer. During 1528–29, Lopo Vaz de Sampaio seized the fort of Mahim from the Gujarat Sultanate, when the King was at war with Nizam-ul-mulk, the emperor of Chaul, a town south of Bombay.

Lopo Vaz de Sampaio
Portrait of Lopo Vaz de Sampaio in Livro de Lisuarte de Abreu, c. 1560.
Governor of Portuguese India
In office 1526–1529
Monarch	John III of Portugal
Preceded by	Henrique de Meneses
Succeeded by	Nuno da Cunha
Personal details
Born	c. 1480 Carrazeda de Ansiães, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	1534 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal