Battle of Rio de Janeiro (1567)

Battle of Rio de Janeiro Part of France Antarctique Map of France Antarctique in the Guanabara Bay, 1555. Date 20 January 1567 Location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Result Decisive Portuguese victory Belligerents Portuguese Empire  France Tamoyo allies Commanders and leaders Estácio de Sá (DOW) Unknown Strength Unknown Unknown Casualties and losses Unknown Unknown

France Antarctique: Brazil 1st Rio de Janeiro 2nd Rio de Janeiro Maranhão Portuguese colonial campaigns Prolonged conflicts shown in bold Date  Region  1415–1578 Morocco 1478 Guinea 1501–02 India 1502 India 1504 India 1505 Ceylon 1505–17 Indian Ocean 1506 India 1507–1622 Persia 1508 India 1509 India 1510 India 1511 Malacca 1521 China 1522 China 1526 India 1527–1658 Ceylon 1529–59 Ethiopia 1531 India 1538–57 Indian Ocean 1538–40 India 1546 India 1548 Arabia 1552–54 Arabia 1558 Brazil 1558–66 Indian Ocean 1567 Brazil 1568 Malacca 1569 Aceh 1570-74 India 1580–83 Atlantic Ocean 1580–89 Indian Ocean 1601 Java 1606 Malacca 1606 (Aug) Malacca 1612 India 1622 China 1622 Angola 1624 Brazil 1625 Persia 1625 Brazil 1625 Gold Coast 1629 Malacca Date  Region  1630 Brazil 1631 Brazil 1637 Gold Coast 1638 India 1638 Brazil 1639 India 1640 Brazil 1640–41 Malacca 1641–48 Angola 1645 Brazil 1647 Angola 1648 Brazil 1649 Brazil 1652–54 Brazil 1654 (Mar) Ceylon 1654 (May) Ceylon 1665 Angola 1670 (Jun) Angola 1670 (Oct) Angola 1696–98 Mombasa 1710 Brazil 1711 Brazil 1735–37 Banda Oriental 1752 India 1756 South America 1761–63 South America 1762–63 Sacramento 1776–77 South America 1809 French Guiana 1816–20 Banda Oriental 1821–23 Brazil 1846 China 1849 China 1902–03 Angola 1907 Angola 1914–15 Angola 1954 India 1961 India 1961–74 Africa  • 1961–74 Angola  • 1963–74 Guinea-Bissau  • 1964–74 Mozambique

The Battle of Rio de Janeiro or the Battle of Guanabara Bay was a battle on January 20, 1567 at Rio de Janeiro that ended with the definitive defeat of the French. Specifically, the battle was an attack on the fortification of Uruçú-mirim. The Portuguese commander, Estácio de Sá, was hit by an arrow which perforated his eye, and died on 20 February.^[1]

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• "Battle Of Rio De Janeiro". Maritimeprofessional.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.