(1994). Explorers of the Amazon. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Acuña, Christobal de. 1641. Nuevo descubrimiento del gran Rio de las Amazonas. Madrid: Imprenta del Reyno. 16th-century births 1641 deaths People from Cantanhede, Portugal 17th-century explorers Portuguese explorers of South America Explorers of Amazonia Year of birth unknown Colonial Brazil Portuguese colonization of the Americas Portuguese colonial governors and administrators 17th-century Portuguese people 1630s in Brazil 1630s in Peru 1630s in South America