You learn something new every day... :O In the 1550s, the - TopicsExpress



          

You learn something new every day... :O In the 1550s, the French had their sights set on colonizing South America so they could compete with Spain and Portugal. They were particularly interested in seizing the safe harbor area known today as Baía De Guanabara and intended to name that colony Antarctique Français. However after some land and sea battles, the Portuguese beat them to it and named their new colony Rio de Janeiro (River of January, because thats the month when they arrived, and because they mistook the bay for a river delta). So Rio de Janeiro was almost French Antarctica!!! O.o o.O #shitcariocaknows #riodejaneiro #history #toiletreading
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 23:32:05 +0000

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