Complete the sentence about Belém with the correct year: On January 12, ______, he anchored in what is now known as Guajará Bay, formed by the confluence of the Para and Guamá Rivers, called by the Tupinambás, "Guaçu Paraná".
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 1616
On 12 January 1616 Caldeira anchored in what is now Guajará Bay, formed where the Pará and Guamá rivers meet. He mistook the bay for the main channel and built a wooden fort upstream.
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