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Brazilian Marine Corps
The land combat branch of the Brazilian Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Brazilian Marine Corps (CFN; Portuguese: Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais, lit. 'Corps of Naval Riflemen'),[1] is the land combat branch of the Brazilian Navy. The Corps is specialised in amphibious warfare.
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Brazilian Marine Corps | |
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Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais | |
![]() The seal of the Brazilian Marine Corps | |
Founded | March 7, 1808; 216 years ago (1808-03-07) |
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Type | Naval infantry |
Size | 18,000 |
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General-Command HQ | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Nickname(s) | CFN |
Motto(s) | Adsumus (English: Here we are) |
Colors | Red and white |
Anniversaries | March 7 |
Engagements | Invasion of Cayenne (1809) Banda Oriental Conquest (1816) War of Independence (1821–1824) Confederation of the Equator (1824) Cisplatine War (1825–1828) Ragamuffin War (1835–1845) Platine War (1851–1852) Uruguayan War (1864–1865) Paraguayan War (1864–1870) Naval Revolt (1893-1894) Araguaia guerrilla (1972-1974) Operation São Francisco (2014) U.N. missions Haiti (2004-2017) |
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Commander of the Navy | ![]() |
Commandant General of the Marine Corps | ![]() |
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