The Brazilian Navy (Portuguese: Marinha do Brasil, literally: "Navy of Brazil") is the naval service branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces, responsible for conducting naval operations. The Brazilian Navy is the largest navy in South America and in Latin America, and the second largest navy in the Americas, after the United States Navy.
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. In the initial decades following independence, the country maintained a large naval force and 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.
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| Motto:Navy of Brazil, protecting our wealth, taking care of our people |
Size
80,507 personnel (incl 16,000 marines)
Over 134 ships
81 aircraft
Fleet
1 multipurpose aircraft carrier
7 submarines
6 frigates
2 corvettes
4 amphibious warfare ships
5 mine countermeasures vessel
22 oceanic patrol boats
20 fast patrol craft
30 oceanic auxiliary ships
12 river patrol boats
16 river auxiliary ships
Mission
In addition to the roles of a traditional navy, the Brazilian Navy also carries out the role of organizing the merchant navy and other operational safety missions traditionally conducted by a coast guard. Other roles include:
Conducting national maritime policy
Implementing and enforcing laws and regulations with respect to the sea and inland waters.
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| A Brazilian submarine Tikuna landing special naval commandos. |
Current Fleet
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