The Paraíba Valley was the stage of military deployments by opposing forces during the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état: the rebel 2nd Army, coming from São Paulo towards Rio de Janeiro along the Via Dutra
2nd Army tanks being transported by rail
The Via Dutra in Barra Mansa
CSN's central office
The 6th RI in Queluz
Operation Popeye (Brazil)
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Operation Popeye was the advance of the Tiradentes and Caicó detachments of the Brazilian Army and the Military Police of Minas Gerais, from Minas Gerais, to Rio de Janeiro and Brasília during the 196
The Minas Gerais column in Areal
Vitória-Minas Railway (1968)
Brazilian Air Force Gloster Meteor/F-8
Terrain in Monte Serrat