Dutch invasions of Brazil

Dutch invasions of Brazil
Part of the Dutch–Portuguese War

The Battle of Guararapes
Date1624–1654
Location
Northeastern Brazil
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents

 Portugal[a]

 Dutch Republic

Commanders and leaders
Olinda, then the richest city in colonial Brazil, was sacked and destroyed by the Dutch, who chose Recife as the capital of New Holland. Nicolaes Visscher's map shows the siege of Olinda and Recife in 1630.[1]

The Dutch invasions in Brazil, ordered by the Dutch West India Company (WIC), occurred during the 17th century.[2]

Considered the biggest political-military conflict in the colony, the invasions were centered on the control of sugar and slave supply sources. Although they were concentrated in the Northeast, they were not just a regional episode. There were two interconnected, albeit distant, fronts: Brazil and Africa.[2]

The resistance was characterized by a financial and military effort based on local and external resources. The funds raised in the colony accounted for two thirds of the expenditure between 1630 and 1637, with mostly European troops, and almost all of the expenditure between 1644 and 1654, with soldiers mainly from Pernambuco.[2]


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  1. ^ Silva, Luiz Geraldo (2001). A faina, a festa e o rito: uma etnografia histórica sobre as gentes do mar (sécs. XVII ao XIX). Papirus Editora. ISBN 9788530806354.
  2. ^ a b c "Invasões holandesas no Brasil". UOL. Retrieved 2023-10-04.