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São Paulo was a dreadnought battleship of the Brazilian Navy. It was the second of two ships in the Minas Geraes class, and was named after the state and city of São Paulo. The British company Vickers constructed São Paulo, launching it on 19 April 1909. The ship was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy on 12 July 1910.
[21] [58] São Paulo left Greenock on 16 September 1910, [65] and stopped in Cherbourg, France, to embark the Brazilian President Hermes da Fonseca. [66] [67] Departing on the 27th, [68] São Paulo voyaged to Lisbon, Portugal, where Fonseca was a guest of Portugal's King Manuel II. Soon after they arrived, the 5 October 1910 revolution began. [69]
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Brazilian battleship São Paulo. Brazil's navy fell into disrepair and obsolescence in the aftermath of the 1889 revolution, which deposed Emperor Pedro II, after naval officers led a revolt in 1893–94. [32] Meanwhile, the Argentine and Chilean navies were flush with modern warships after the conclusion of a naval arms race between the two. [33]
While most secondary sources do not mention that Brazil ordered a battleship, [123] with the ship's entry in the warship encyclopedia Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships even remarking that "Brazil had not selected from the four design variations," [124] the Brazilian government chose what was labeled as Design 781, the first of the eight ...
Minas Geraes, spelled Minas Gerais in some sources, [B] was a dreadnought battleship of the Brazilian Navy.Named in honor of the state of Minas Gerais, the ship was laid down in April 1907 as the lead ship of its class, making the country the third to have a dreadnought under construction and igniting a naval arms race between Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.
A military police officer has been arrested in Brazil after a video emerged of him throwing a civilian over a bridge in Sao Paulo on Monday, sparking protests in the city.
Brazil: 1823–1827: Participated in the cisplatin War. In 1827 was captured by Argentine Navy. Dona Januária: Schooner: Brazil: 1823–1845: Participated in the cisplatin War. In 1827 was captured by Argentine Navy and renamed as Ocho Febrero In 1828 during the naval battle of Arregui was recaptured by the Empire of Brazil. Imperatriz ...