Estácio de Sá
Estácio de Sá 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.
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Male
Date of Birth
January 1st, 1520
Age
504
Birth Place
Portugal, Santarém
Date of Death
January 1st, 1567
Died Aged
47
Star Sign
Capricorn
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