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Captaincy Of Rio De Janeiro
The Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro was established in the northern portion of the Captaincy of São Vicente, encompassing territory from Macaé (now part of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro) to Caraguatatuba (now part of São Paulo (state), São Paulo). This region had been abandoned by its ''donatário'' Martim Afonso de Sousa, who, uninterested in its settlement, directed his attention and resources to the area along the current Coast of São Paulo, São Paulo coast. History 16th century Since it was not occupied by the Portuguese, the region of Guanabara Bay experienced an attempt at colonization by the France, French between 1555 and 1567, known as France Antarctique. In response, Portugal founded the city of Rio de Janeiro, São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 1565 and, in 1567, established the Royal Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, appointing Estácio de Sá as its first representative. He died later that same year. In 1570, the then governor of the Captaincy of Rio de J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rio De Janeiro - 1567
Rio or Río is the Portuguese and Spanish word for "river". The word also exists in Italian, but is largely obsolete and used in a poetical or literary context to mean "stream". Rio, RIO or Río may also refer to: Places United States * Rio, Florida, a census-designated place * Rio, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Rio, Illinois, a village * Rio, a location in Deerpark, New York * Rio, Virginia, a community * Rio, West Virginia, a village * Rio, Wisconsin, a village * El Río, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, a barrio Elsewhere * Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, often referred to as simply Rio * Rio, Italy, a municipality on the island of Elba in Tuscany * Rio, Greece, a community in suburban Patras People * Rio (given name) * Rio (surname) * Tina Yuzuki (born 1986), also known as Rio, Japanese AV idol Arts and entertainment Films * Rio (1939 film), ''Rio'' (1939 film), starring Basil Rathbone * Rio (franchise), ''Rio'' (franchise), a film series and related media * Rio (2011 film), ''Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
