Former Portuguese Colonies
33 entries in the Former Portuguese Colonies compendium.
Portuguese colonization of the AmericasPortuguese territories in the Americas from Brazil to Canada.Ambon IslandMountainous Indonesian island known for Amboyna wood and spice history.AngolaA southern African nation shaped by Portuguese colonization and civil war.AzemmourMoroccan town on the Atlantic coast, once a Portuguese possession.BissauCapital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau.Governorate General of BrazilPortuguese colonial administration uniting captaincies in present-day Brazil.State of BrazilPortuguese administrative division in the Americas, 1548–1815.CacheuEarly colonial settlement and slave trading hub in Guinea-Bissau.Cape Verde in World War IINeutral colony of strategic Allied importance during the war.Captaincy of CearáA hereditary captaincy of Portuguese America, granted but never occupied.Captaincy of Espírito SantoA colonial captaincy in Brazil, founded by Vasco Fernandes Coutinho.Captaincy of ItamaracáA hereditary captaincy of Portuguese America, created in 1534.Captaincy of ItanhaémA hereditary captaincy that spurred inland exploration in colonial Brazil.Captaincy of PernambucoA prosperous sugar-producing captaincy that expanded after absorbing failed territories.Captaincy of Rio de JaneiroA Portuguese royal captaincy established after French colonization attempts.Captaincy of Rio GrandeA hereditary captaincy of Portuguese America created in 1534.Castelo RealPortuguese castle in Mogador, lost by 1510.CeutaSpanish autonomous city on the North African coast.ChittagongSecond-largest city and busiest port of Bangladesh.Colonia del SacramentoOldest town in Uruguay with a UNESCO-listed historic quarter.Dadra and Nagar HaveliFormer Portuguese enclave in western India, merged in 2020.Dadra and Nagar Haveli districtFormer Portuguese enclave in western India, now a district.Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuIndian union territory formed from former Portuguese colonies.Daman and DiuFormer Portuguese colony, smallest mainland Indian territory.DibbaCoastal area on the Gulf of Oman with ancient trade history.Dibba Al-HisnSmallest of the three Dibbas, known for its fortress and fish market.ElminaFirst European settlement in West Africa.EssaouiraAtlantic port city with a UNESCO-listed medina.Firingi BazarWard and settlement along the Karnaphuli River, capital of Portuguese Bengal in Chittagong.Fort of São João Baptista de AjudáA tiny Portuguese fort enclave in Benin, once the world's smallest colony.Governorate General of BahiaNorthern Portuguese colonial administration in South America, 1572–1613.Governorate General of Rio de JaneiroA short-lived southern colonial administration of Portuguese Brazil.Hugli-ChuchuraFormer Portuguese settlement on the Hooghly River in West Bengal.
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