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3 unusual facts about Brazilian Navy


Júlio Soares de Moura Neto

Admiral Júlio Soares de Moura Neto, is a Brazilian Navy admiral and the current commander of the Brazilian Navy.

Macaé-class patrol vessel

The Macaé-class are a series of offshore patrol vessels being built for the Brazilian Navy by INACE

War of Independence of Brazil

The Brazilian revolutionaries created the Brazilian Army and the Brazilian Navy by forced enlistment of citizens and foreign immigrants.


Battle of 4 May

The Battle of 4 May was fought in open sea near Salvador, Bahia, on 4 May 1823, between the Brazilian Navy, under the command of a former admiral of the British Royal Navy, Thomas Cochrane, and the Portuguese Navy during the Brazilian War of Independence.

Colt Mk 12 cannon

As of 2013, the Mk 12 cannon is still in use in Skyhawks of the Argentine Air Force and the Brazilian Navy.

Submarine Command Course

The SMCC is attended by submariners from other navies, including the Royal Australian Navy, the Brazilian Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Danish Navy (prior to their withdrawal of their submarine capability), the Republic of Korea Navy, and the United States Navy.


see also

M-class destroyer

Marcilio Dias-class destroyer, three ships of the Brazilian Navy that served in World War II