challenge: What notable achievement is attributed to Brites de Albuquerque in the Portuguese colony of Brazil?
  
  A. She was the first woman to serve as governor in a colony in the New World
  B. She was the first woman to arrive in Brazil
  C. She was the first woman to hold a high-ranking position in the Portuguese military
  D. She was the founder of the first Portuguese settlement in Brazil
  Answer: 