Brazilian Navy

Brazilian Navy
Brazilian Navy
Marinha do Brasil
	Emblem of the Brazilian Navy
Founded	1822
Country	Brazil
Type	Navy
Role	Naval warfare
Size	80,507 personnel (incl 16,000 marines); Over 134 ships; 81 aircraft
Part of	Brazilian Armed Forces
Headquarters	Brasília, DF
Patron	Marquis of Tamandaré
Motto(s)	Marinha do Brasil, protegendo nossas riquezas, cuidando da nossa gente; (English: "Navy of Brazil, protecting our wealth, taking care of our people")
Colors	Blue and white
March	"Cisne Branco" (English: "White Swan") (same name as training ship Cisne Branco
Fleet	1 helicopter carrier; 5submarines; 6 frigates; 2 corvettes; 4 amphibious warfare ships; 5 mine countermeasures vessel; 23 oceanic patrol boats; 25 fast patrol craft; 36 oceanic auxiliary ships; 21 river patrol boats; 12 river auxiliary ships
Engagements	War of Independence (1821–24); Confederation of the Equator (1824); Cisplatine War (1825–28); Cabanagem Revolt (1835–40); Ragamuffin War (1835–45); Balaiada Revolt (1835–41); Uruguayan Civil War (1839-51); Platine War (1851–52); Bahia incident (1864); Uruguayan War (1864–65) ; Paraguayan War (1864–70); Naval Revolt (1893–94); Federalist War (1893-1895); World War I (1917–18); Lieutenants Revolts (1922–27); Copacabana Fort revolt (1922); São Paulo Revolt (1924); Constitutionalist war (1932); World War II (1942–45); Lobster War (1961–63); Cold War (1964-1985); Araguaia guerrilla (1972–74); "UN missions"; Haiti (2004–2017); Lebanon (2011–2020)
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Minister of Defence	José Múcio
Commander of the Navy	Marcos Sampaio Olsen
Notable; commanders	Thomas Cochrane; James Norton; John Pascoe Grenfell; Francisco, Baron of Amazonas; Joaquim, Marquis of Tamandaré; Joaquim, Viscount of Inhaúma; Pedro Max Frontin; Augusto Rademaker Grünewald
Insignia
Ensign
Jack
Flag
Roundel
Racing stripe
Logo
Aircraft flown
Attack	A-4 Skyhawk
Helicopter	AS-332 Super Puma ; Super Lynx ; Esquilo ; Bell Jet Ranger ; SH-60 Seahawk ; Eurocopter EC725 ; Eurocopter EC135
Reconnaissance	Carcará; FT-100 Horus ; ScanEagle

The Brazilian Navy (Portuguese: Marinha do Brasil, lit. 'Navy of Brazil') is the naval service branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces, responsible for conducting naval operations.

The navy was involved in Brazil's war of independence from Portugal. Most of Portugal's naval forces and bases in South America were transferred to the newly independent country. The government maintained a sizeable naval force in the initial decades following independence. The navy was later involved in the Cisplatine War, the River Plate conflicts, the Paraguayan War as well as other sporadic rebellions that marked Brazilian history.

By the 1880s, the Brazilian Imperial Navy was the most powerful in South America. After the 1893–1894 naval rebellion, there was a hiatus in the development of the navy until 1905, when Brazil acquired two of the most powerful and advanced dreadnoughts of the day which sparked a dreadnought race with Brazil's South American neighbours. The Brazilian Navy participated in both World War I and World War II, engaging in anti-submarine patrols in the Atlantic.

The modern Brazilian Navy includes British-built guided missile frigates (FFG), locally built corvettes (FFL), coastal diesel-electric submarines (SSK), and many other river and coastal patrol craft.

^ Comandante da Marinha confirma nova esquadra no Nordeste [Navy commander confirms new Northeastern fleet] (in Portuguese), Marinha do Brasil, 2009-01-26, archived from the original on 2011-05-24, retrieved 2009-02-01.

[1] Comandante da Marinha confirma nova esquadra no Nordeste [Navy commander confirms new Northeastern fleet] (in Portuguese), Marinha do Brasil, 2009-01-26, archived from the original on 2011-05-24, retrieved 2009-02-01.

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Brazilian Navy
Marinha do Brasil
Emblem of the Brazilian Navy
Founded	1822; 202 years ago (1822)
Country	Brazil
Type	Navy
Role	Naval warfare
Size	80,507 personnel (incl 16,000 marines)^[1] Over 134 ships 81 aircraft
Part of	Brazilian Armed Forces
Headquarters	Brasília, DF
Patron	Marquis of Tamandaré
Motto(s)	Marinha do Brasil, protegendo nossas riquezas, cuidando da nossa gente (English: "Navy of Brazil, protecting our wealth, taking care of our people")
Colors	Blue and white
March	"Cisne Branco" (English: "White Swan") (same name as training ship Cisne Branco
Fleet	1 helicopter carrier 5submarines 6 frigates 2 corvettes 4 amphibious warfare ships 5 mine countermeasures vessel 23 oceanic patrol boats 25 fast patrol craft 36 oceanic auxiliary ships 21 river patrol boats 12 river auxiliary ships
Engagements	War of Independence (1821–24) Confederation of the Equator (1824) Cisplatine War (1825–28) Cabanagem Revolt (1835–40) Ragamuffin War (1835–45) Balaiada Revolt (1835–41) Uruguayan Civil War (1839-51) Platine War (1851–52) Bahia incident (1864) Uruguayan War (1864–65) Paraguayan War (1864–70) Naval Revolt (1893–94) Federalist War (1893-1895) World War I (1917–18) Lieutenants Revolts (1922–27) Copacabana Fort revolt (1922) São Paulo Revolt (1924) Constitutionalist war (1932) World War II (1942–45) Lobster War (1961–63) Cold War (1964-1985) Araguaia guerrilla (1972–74) "UN missions" Haiti (2004–2017) Lebanon (2011–2020)
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Minister of Defence	José Múcio
Commander of the Navy	Marcos Sampaio Olsen
Notable commanders	Thomas Cochrane James Norton John Pascoe Grenfell Francisco, Baron of Amazonas Joaquim, Marquis of Tamandaré Joaquim, Viscount of Inhaúma Pedro Max Frontin Augusto Rademaker Grünewald
Insignia
Ensign
Jack
Flag
Roundel
Racing stripe
Logo
Aircraft flown
Attack	A-4 Skyhawk
Helicopter	AS-332 Super Puma Super Lynx Esquilo Bell Jet Ranger SH-60 Seahawk Eurocopter EC725 Eurocopter EC135
Reconnaissance	Carcará FT-100 Horus ScanEagle