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Brazilian Marine Corps
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Existence	1797-Today
Country	Brazil
Branch	Brazilian Navy
Size	15,000 Marines
General Headquarters	Rio de Janeiro
Motto	ADSUMUS!!
Battles	War of Independence,Argentina-Brazil War, War of Farrapos, War of Triple Alliance, World War I, World War II,
Humanitary Actions	Bosnia, Honduras, Moçambique, Ruanda, Angola, East-Timor and now in Haiti

The Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais do Brasil (CFN or Brazilian Marine Corps) is a unit of Navy of Brazil.

Is present throughout the national territory , both on the coast, as well as in adjacent regions of Amazon and Pantanal, Acting in peacetime on the safety of the Navy and in helping the poor through social - civic actions regionally developed by Naval Districts . Abroad, ensures the security of the Brazilian embassies in Algeria, Paraguay, Haiti and Bolivia. Participated in every armed conflict of History of Brazil.

HistoryEdit

Background: The Brigade Royal NavyEdit

The CFN is originally from the former Brigade Royal Navy, military unit established by Royal Charter of Maria I of Portugal in 1797. In the context of Peninsular War when the First French Invasion (1807), The unit moved to Royal Family for Brazil, Having landed in the city of Rio de Janeiro in March 7 of 1808.

Baptism of fire: the conquest of CayenneEdit

In retaliation for the invasion of mainland Portugal, the Prince Regent John ordered the invasion of French Guiana, Whose capital, Cayenne It was conquered by forces of detachment and Portuguese Army the January 12 of 1809. Two days later, 14, was flown to Portuguese Royal Flag, was solemnized this act with a salvo of twenty-one shots artillery.

Historical campaignsEdit

Subsequently, the unit was involved in several campaigns, including:

the War against Artigas (1816), then being called as "Marine-Sailors"
the War of independence of Brazil (1822-1823 When it was called " Artillery Battalion of the Navy ;
the War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870, Known as "Naval Battalion")

In the latter, distinguished himself in action in Battle of Riachuelo and in the episode known as passage Humaitá.

The performance at the UNEdit

The CFN has distinguished itself in the participation in humanitarian actions promoted by United Nations (UN), in theaters of operation as diverse as El Salvador, Bosnia, Honduras, Mozambique, Rwanda, Angola, Peru, Ecuador, Timor-Leste And recently in Haiti (MINUSTAH).

The Marine Corps TodayEdit

Effective and missionEdit

Trained as " Ready Force Performance ", the CFN has currently about 15 000 men, all volunteers and public employees . Professionals in combat on land, air and sea, having as the main unit The Special Operations Battalion of Marines The mission of the CFN is to ensure the projection of naval power ashore through the landings made in conjunction with Navy ships and troops . In Brazil , this is a complex task , since the country's territory comprises about 8.5 million km ², with a coastline of over 7400 km with dozens of oceanic islands, and a navigable river network of approximately 50,000 km extension. In the latter we understand the Brazilian Amazon. Cover climates and landscapes as varied as the pampas of Rio Grande do Sul, of the Pantanal in Mato

Grosso do Sul, the caatinga in the Northeast and the Amazon jungle , requiring a higher standard of training , agility and versatility. Thus , there are units trained in demolition techniques , special actions , parachuting , combat in jungles , mountains and ice, and actions helitransportadas .

MeansEdit

To fulfill their missions , the Marines are landed by amphibious vehicles or helicopters. For this count with the support of naval fire and / or naval . Once on land, operate their own facilities , which include armored field artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, combat engineering, Communications and electronic warfare.

TrainingEdit

To be able to fulfill their missions , the Marines go through a rigorous physical training , usually with racing all day, sleepless nights sleep, swimming, apnea, practical shooting with different weapons , especially rifles, Abseiling patrols by land, river patrols , first aid, wilderness survival, Rappel , Fast Hope , Dressage with radios and pitfalls of war , and martial arts.

MottoEdit

The motto of the Marine Corps is "ADSUMUS" expression Latin that in Portuguese means "Aqui Estamos", meaning in english "Here we are!"

ArmamentEdit

Weapon	Type	QTD
M16A2	Assault Rifle
M4	Special forces weapon
Beretta 92	Pistol
Parker Hale M85	Sniper
FN MAG	Machine gun
FN MINIMI	Assault Rifle
AT4	Anti-tank weapon
ALAC	Anti-tank weapon
BILL	Anti-tank missile
MSS-1.2	Anti-tank missile
SK 105	Light tank	17
AAV-7A1	Armoured personnel carrier	26
M113A1	Armoured personnel carrier	29
Mowag Piranha III (8x8)	Armoured personnel carrier	30
M114	Howitzer
L118	Howitzer	18
M101	M101 howitzer
Bofors 40 mm gun	Autocannon	6
MANPADS Mistral	Surface-to-air missil	6

OrganizationEdit

ReferencesEdit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Marine_Corps

https://www.mar.mil.br/cgcfn/ (Portuguese)

http://www.mar.mil.br/cgcfn/cfn/index.htm (Portuguese)

http://www.academiasuperiordearmas.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=10 (Portuguese)

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