Brazilian Naval School

This article is about the Escola Naval of Brazil. For the similar named Escola Naval of Portugal, see Portuguese Naval School.

Brazilian Naval Academy
Escola Naval

Type	Naval academy
Established	1792 (Portuguese Naval Academy) 1808 (installation of the Portuguese Naval Academy in Brazil) 1823 (separation between the Brazilian and Portuguese naval academies)
Location	Rio de Janeiro, on the Villegagnon Island just inside the Guanabara Bay., Brazil 22°54′50″S 43°09′36″W / 22.914°S 43.160°W / -22.914; -43.160Coordinates: 22°54′50″S 43°09′36″W / 22.914°S 43.160°W / -22.914; -43.160
Website	Official website

Naval Academy: Entrance (Gate of the old Villegaignon Fortress).

The Brazilian Naval Academy (Escola Naval in Portuguese) is an Academy of the Brazilian Navy, located in Rio de Janeiro, on Villegagnon Island just inside of Guanabara Bay. The Brazilian Naval Academy is an institution of higher education, which aims to train officers of the Brazilian Navy.

History

The Brazilian Naval Academy has its direct origins in the Portuguese Naval Academy created in Lisbon, Portugal in the 18th century.

In 1782, the Company of Midshipmen (Companhia dos Guardas-Marinhas) was created to frame and train the midshipmen (naval officer candidates) of the Portuguese Navy. The Company of Midshipmen was installed in the building of the Naval Arsenal of Lisbon.

The Royal Academy of the Midshipmen (Academia Real dos Guardas-Marinhas) was created in 1792, as a university-level naval academy. This Academy integrated the already existing Company of Midshipmen as its student corps.

In 1807, the Army of Napoleon invaded Portugal. In order not to be captured by the Napoleonic forces and maintain the independence of the Kingdom, the Portuguese Royal Court and government are transferred to the Portuguese colony of Brazil, continuing to rule from there. The Royal Academy of the Midshipmen and its Company of Midshipmen also embark in the naval fleet that carries the Royal Court to Brazil and are installed in Rio de Janeiro, in 1808.

In 1823, one year following the independence of Brazil, the faculty and the students of the Academy of the Midshipmen had to choose either the Brazilian or the Portuguese nationality. Those that chose the Portuguese nationality returned to Portugal and the others remained in Brazil. Then, two academies come into existence: the Imperial Academy of Midshipmen (Academia Imperial dos Guardas-Marinhas) in the Empire of Brazil and the Royal Academy of Midshipmen in the Kingdom of Portugal (that would become the present Portuguese Naval School).

The Brazilian Imperial Academy of Midshipmen become the School of Navy (Escola de Marinha), in 1858. In 1887, it become the Naval Academy (Escola Naval).

Regatta

To celebrate its foundation, every year the Navy promotes the traditional Naval Academy Regatta, the largest sailing race in Latin America.

Academics

Naval

1-Mechanics
2-Weapons Systems
3-Electronics

Marine Corps

1-Mechanics
2-Weapons Systems
3-Electronics

Others

1- Administration.

Gallery

Cisne Branco
Cisne Branco
Cisne Branco and his twin ship "Stad Amisterdam"
Cisne Branco on open sea
Training ship "Guanabara" in 1948.
Training ship "Guanabara" in 1948.
Brazilian Training ship (NE Brasil (U-27))in the Strait of Magellan
Brazilian Training ship (NE Brasil (U-27))in Rio de Janeiro

References

External links

Official website

Brazil services academies and colleges

Federal

Undergraduate	Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras Brazilian Air Force Academy Brazilian Naval School

Staff and technical colleges	Instituto Militar de Engenharia Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica Escola de Sargentos das Armas Escola de Saúde do Exército Escola de Formação Complementar do Exército Escola Superior de Guerra Escola de Formação de Oficiais da Marinha Mercante Escola de Especialistas de Aeronáutica Escola de Comando e Estado-Maior do Exército Centro Tecnológico da Marinha em São Paulo Escola de Aperfeiçoamento de Oficiais

Preparatory	Preparatory School of the Brazilian Army Air Cadets Preparatory Course

Pre-University	Colégio Militar de Belo Horizonte Colégio Militar de Brasília Colégio Militar de Campo Grande Colégio Militar de Curitiba Colégio Militar de Fortaleza Colégio Militar de Juíz de Fora Colégio Militar de Manaus Colégio Militar de Porto Alegre Colégio Militar do Recife Colégio Militar do Rio de Janeiro Colégio Militar de Salvador Colégio Militar de Santa Maria

Category

Naval academies

Africa	The Egyptian Naval Academy Berbera Marine College

The Americas	Brazilian Naval School Royal Military College of Canada Heroica Escuela Naval Militar Peruvian Naval School United States Naval Academy United States Coast Guard Academy United States Merchant Marine Academy

Asia	Bangladesh Naval Academy Dalian Naval Academy Imam Khomeini Naval University of Noshahr Indian Naval Academy Israeli Naval Academy Naval Academy Etajima Lebanese Army Naval Academy Pakistan Naval Academy Officer Cadet School (Singapore) Korea Naval Academy Naval and Maritime Academy Royal Thai Naval Academy Turkish Naval Academy

Europe	Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy Royal Danish Naval Academy École Navale Naval Academy Mürwik Hellenic Naval Academy Accademia Navale di Livorno Royal Netherlands Naval College Norwegian Naval Academy Portuguese Naval School Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy N.G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy Escuela Naval Militar de Oficiales Royal Swedish Naval Academy Britannia Royal Naval College

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