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The French in Brazil: France Antarctique and a Lost Colony
In this episode of The Rise of Colonialism, Lucas and Luna explore France's forgotten attempt to plant a colony in Brazil: France Antarctique, established in 1555 in Guanabara Bay, site of modern Rio de Janeiro. Learn about the vision of Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon, a French knight and former defender of Malta, who sought to create a haven for Huguenot Protestants amidst Catholic-Portuguese dominance. The episode delves into the fragile alliance with the Tamoio and Tupinambá peoples, the arrival of Calvinist ministers from Geneva, the bitter theological disputes that tore the colony…
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