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The Imperial Brazilian Navy was the navy created at the time of the independence of the Empire of Brazil from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. It existed between 1822 and 1889
Officers of the Armada. Seated, Prince August (left) and Admiral Eduardo Wandenkolk (center), 1889.
Prince Regent Pedro (right) orders the Portuguese officer Jorge de Avilez (left) to return to Portugal after his failed rebellion.
The Pedro I ship that took part in the Brazilian War of Independence.
Training of the Armada during the 1870s.
Almirante Tamandaré was a protected cruiser operated by the Brazilian Navy from 1897 to 1915. The construction of the cruiser was the result of Brazil's effort to develop a large steel ship, but the c
Imperial Brazilian Navy
…banished or executed by firing squad without due process of law and their subordinates also suffered harsh punishments. Industrial base The cruiser Almirante Tamandaré, the first of its kind built in Brazil, 1889. From 1808 on, with the arrival of the Portuguese court in Brazil, a series of military establishments…
Almirante Tamandaré
Launch of Almirante Tamandaré on 20 March 1890
Almirante Tamandaré in construction