Second Battle of Guararapes

Battle of Guararapes
	Part of the Dutch invasions of Brazil
	; Battle of Guararapes by Victor Meirelles, painted 1878
Date	19 February 1649
Location	Pernambuco, Brazil
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
WIC	Portugal State of Brazil;
Commanders and leaders
Van Den Brinck †	Barreto de Meneses; Filipe Camarão; Henrique Dias; Vidal de Negreiros;
Strength
3,500	2,600
Casualties and losses
1,045 dead, wounded or captured	45 killed; 200 wounded

The Second Battle of Guararapes was the second and decisive battle in a conflict called the Insurrection of Pernambuco, between Dutch and Portuguese forces in February 1649 at Jaboatão dos Guararapes in Pernambuco. The defeat convinced the Dutch "that the Portuguese were formidable opponents, something which they had hitherto refused to concede." The Dutch still retained a presence in Brazil until 1654 and a treaty was signed in 1661.

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