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Other projects were made for the occupation of parts of Brazil in 1579, following the death of Dom Sebastian at the Battle of Ksar El Kebir, and also in 1582 under Admiral Filippo di Piero Strozzi, cousin of Catherine de Médicis.
In the 17th century, France again briefly established a colony in Brazil with the establishment of France Equinoxiale.
On 21 September 1711, in the 11-day Battle of Rio de Janeiro, René Duguay-Trouin captured Rio de Janeiro, then believed impregnable, with twelve ships and 6 000 men, in spite of the defence consisting of seven ships of the line, five forts and 12,000 men; he held the governor for ransom. Investors in this venture doubled their money, and Duguay-Trouin earned a promotion to Lieutenant général de la Marine.
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