According to the Enciclopédia Mirador Internacional, the Portuguese made “countless daring raids to conquer [land] along the Negro, Solimões, and Branco [rivers] and formally claimed the region in the name of the crown. ”
Teatmeteose „Enciclopédia Mirador Internacional ” sõnul tegid portugallased„ lugematul arvul kartmatuid röövretki, et vallutada [maa] Rio Negro, Solimõese ja Branco [jõe] kaldal ning anastasid sealse maa Portugali krooni nimel ”.