Everyone is aware that we celebrate this year reached 200 years the Portuguese royal family in Rio, but how do Rio de Janeiro become what is known today? Follows below is a brief summary of historical events in Rio de Janeiro:
The Guanabara Bay was discovered by researchers from Portugal in January 1502, which, as of the January River, Rio Janeioro translated, its name is. At that time, “River” has been used by the Portuguese for large bodies of water. Shortly after the Europeans came from all over there with French smugglers already using the bay in 1519th The first permanent European settlement in the region, called Antarctic France, was founded in 1555 by French naval officer Nicolas Durand Villegagnon. However Villegaignon was forced to leave two years later, when in conflict with the rest of the settlers.
Portuguese knight Estacio de Sa officially founded the city in March 1565 to do the complainant Sao Sebastiao Rio de Janeiro 20 (St. Sebastian River 20 January). For many years, the common name of the city of Sao Sebastiao. Founded as a starting point to the Antarctic to conquer France, the French were driven in two years. The exact location of the founding of Rio de Janeiro is at the foot of Sugarloaf Mountain. As it has evolved over the years, the whole city was moved to the top of a hill, after the medieval European defense strategy, bringing the current center of the city, South-West, a shift in the urban environment, which continues to this day.
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