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Publication Date
3-2-2009
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7) Entrance to the Guanabara Bay, flanked by forts. On the left is Fort São João, at the tip of the Morro Cara de Cão (Dogface Hill). The Portuguese practically neglected the Guanabara Bay area until the French decided to challenge their hegemony and founded Antartic France in 1555. The French colony was located on a small island where today the domestic Santos Dumont airport lies. ln 1565, Estácio de Sá defeated the French and founded the city of São Sebastião of Rio de Janeiro. The first settlement was located between Morro Salvador, Bahia to Rio de Janeiro.7) Entrada da Baía da Guanabara, ladeada por fortes. A esquerda vê-se o forte São João, no Morro Cara de Cão. Os portugueses praticamente negligenciaram a área da Baía da Guanabara até que os franceses decidiram desafiar sua egemonia e fundaram a França Antártica em 1555. A colónia francesa localizava-se numa pequena ilha, onde hoje se encontra o aeroporto doméstico Santos Dumont. Em 1565, mem de Sá derrotou os franceses e fundou a cidade de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro. O primeiro povoado localizava-se entre o Morro Cara de Cão e o Pão de Acucar.
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Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico
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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1991
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Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
