Brazilian Navy
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The Brazilian Navy (Portuguese: Marinha do Brasil) is the navy of Brazil. It is the largest navy in Latin America, having a 27,307 ton aircraft carrier, the NAeL São Paulo (former FS Foch of the French Navy), some American and British built frigates, a few locally-built corvettes, coastal diesel-electric submarines (with a nuclear one under development) and many other river- and coastal-patrol craft.
The Brazilian navy also includes a Marine Corps, (Portuguese: Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais) which ranks as the second largest such force in the world, composed by an Operational Brigade and some Guard & Ceremonial Duty Battalions.
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