battle, early modern

Battle of Rio de Janeiro

Name: Battle of Rio de Janeiro
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Battle of Rio de Janeiro was a battle fought in 1558 at Rio de Janeiro, in what is now Brazil. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Rio de Janeiro. It was part of Q1353951. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 260 men against 1,150 men.

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Fought1558

WhereRio de Janeiro, Brazil22.911S, 43.206W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePortuguese victory

BelligerentsPortuguese EmpireagainstKingdom of France; Tamoyo allies

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Part ofQ1353951

Record

Date	1558 (year precision)
Place	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22.911S, 43.206W
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	Henriville destroyed
Strength	260 men	1,150 men
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Mem de Sá

Placed at Rio de Janeiro; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Rio de Janeiro 1711, 3.0 km E
Battle of Rio de Janeiro 1710, 3.0 km E
Battle of Abrolhos 1631, 719 km NE
Battle of Passo Fundo 1894, 1110 km SW
Battle of Ponte da Azenha 1835, 1124 km SW

In the same war

After: Battle of Rio de Janeiro 1567

Elsewhere in 1558

Battle of Rio de Janeiro is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Brazil.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16253729, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rio de Janeiro (1558), revision 1370587562, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.