The Captaincy of Rio Grande (Portuguese: Capitania do Rio Grande) was one of the administrative subdivisions of Brazilian territory during the colonial...

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)...

subcaptaincy of Para west of the Tordesillas Line at that time (north to south): Captaincy of Rio Grande de Norte Captaincy of Paraíba (southern Rio Grande & Itamaraca)...

Captaincies of Brazil (Portuguese: Capitanias do Brasil) were captaincies of the Portuguese Empire, administrative divisions and hereditary fiefs of Portugal...

subordinated to the general government of the State of Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte became subordinated to the Captaincy of Pernambuco. In 1822, when Brazil...

majority of natives on the Brazilian coast. In geographical terms, the history of Paraíba includes the captaincies of Itamaracá and Rio Grande, part of the...

seat city for the Captaincy of São Pedro and Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre (1822–1889) - seat city for the Province of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre...

with the possession of two captaincies: the Captaincy of Rio Grande and the Captaincy of Maranhão. In November 1535, a fleet of ten ships, with 900 men...

1779. The captaincy of Rio Grande de São Pedro was subordinated to Rio de Janeiro from its foundation in 1760 to 1807. The captaincies of Maranhão and...

donatary captaincies were carved out. Captaincy of Paraíba Captaincy of Rio Grande de Norte Captaincy of Cabo Frio Captaincy of Paraguacu Captaincy of Itaparica...