Naval School (Brazil)

Naval School
Escola Naval
Aerial view of the school, 2015
TypeNaval academy
Established1792 (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; -43.160
Websitewww.marinha.mil.br/en

The Naval School (Portuguese: Escola Naval, EN) is a higher education military academy which aims to train officers for the Brazilian Navy. It is located in Rio de Janeiro, on Villegagnon Island just inside of Guanabara Bay.

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