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Indigenous nations of the Amazon

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Indigenous nations of the Amazon

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Portuguese forces establish Belém at the mouth of the Amazon

đź“… 12 January 1616

On 12 January 1616, Portuguese forces founded the settlement that became Belém, extending colonial occupation into the Amazon region. Military outposts, missions, and settlements were used to claim...