Brazilian Navy

The Brazilian Navy (Portuguese: Marinha do Brasil) is a branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces responsible for conducting naval operations. It is the largest navy in Latin America, with a 32,800-ton aircraft carrier, the NAe São Paulo (formerly FS Foch of the French Navy), British-built frigates, locally-built corvettes, coastal diesel-electric submarines and many other river and coastal patrol craft. As of 2009, the Brazilian Navy consists of 60,0... more

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