Estácio de Sá
Estácio de Sá (1520 – February 20, 1567) was a Portuguese soldier and officer. Sá travelled to the colony of Brazil on the orders of the Portuguese crown to wage war on the French colonists commanded by Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon. These French colonists had established themselves in 1555 at Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, in a settlement known as France Antarctique. He was the founder of Rio de Janeiro, now the second largest city in Brazil.
Estácio de Sá | |
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The founding of the city of Rio de Janeiro by Estácio de Sá | |
| Governor of Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 1565–1567 | |
| Monarch | Sebastian I of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Mem de Sá |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1520 Santarém, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 20 February 1567 (aged 46–47) Rio de Janeiro, Colony of Brazil |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Portuguese Empire |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Rio de Janeiro |
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