▁industry ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁ ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Mar itime ▁Affairs ( P ak istan ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence ▁Production ▁ ▁References ▁▁   ▁ ▁Def ence ▁production <0x0A> </s> ▁Several ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁first ▁expl ored ▁Brazil , ▁French ▁trad ers ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁pau - bras il ▁( a ▁type ▁of ▁bra zil wood ) ▁reached ▁the ▁rich ▁area ▁extending ▁from ▁the ▁Cape ▁F rio ▁coast ▁to ▁the ▁be aches ▁and ▁islands ▁of ▁Gu an ab ara ▁Bay , ▁the ▁economic ▁and , ▁above ▁all , ▁strateg ic ▁importance ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁already ▁well - known . ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 5 5 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁islands ▁of ▁Gu an ab ara ▁Bay , ▁now ▁called ▁Vil leg agn on ▁Island , ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁ 5 0 0 ▁French ▁colon ists ▁under ▁adm iral ▁Nicolas ▁Dur and ▁de ▁Vil leg aign on . ▁Con sequently , ▁Vil leg agn on ▁built ▁Fort ▁Col igny ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁when ▁attempting ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁France ▁Ant arct ique ▁col ony , ▁which ▁the ▁French ▁called ▁Hen riv ille ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Henry ▁II ▁of ▁France . ▁ ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁wanted ▁to ▁exp el ▁the ▁French ▁from ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁American ▁coast ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁granted ▁to ▁them ▁by ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁T ord es illas . ▁The ▁task ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁Est á cio ▁de ▁S á , ▁a ▁nep hew ▁of ▁G ov . ▁Mem ▁de ▁S á ▁of