Battle of Rio de Janeiro (1567)

The Battle of Rio de Janeiro or the Battle of Guanabara Bay was a battle on 20 January 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]

Battle of Rio de Janeiro
Part of France Antarctique

Map of France Antarctique in the Guanabara Bay, 1555.
Date20 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

Notes
  1. "A Tentativa dos Franceses se estabelecerem no Brasil" [The Attempt of the French to establish themselves in Brazil] (in Portuguese). Palma1.no.sapo.pt. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2014.


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