Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro
Former territorial division of Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro was formed in the northern portion of the Captaincy of São Vicente, in a territory that extended from Macaé (Rio de Janeiro) to Caraguatatuba (São Paulo). This part of the Captaincy had been abandoned by its donatário Martim Afonso de Sousa, who was never interested in its settlement and focused his attention and resources on the area of the current São Paulo coast.[1][2]
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Royal Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro Capitania Real do Rio de Janeiro | |
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1567-1821 | |
Capital | São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro |
Official languages | Portuguese |
Religion | Catholicism |
Government | Absolute monarchy |
• First grantee | Estácio de Sá 1565-1567 |
• Last grantee | Gomes Freire de Andrade 1733-1763 |
• First Viceroy | Antônio Álvares da Cunha 1763-1767 |
• Last Viceroy | Marcos de Noronha e Brito 1806-1808 |
Legislature | Courts |
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