Brazilian Marine Corps

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The Brazilian Marine Corps (Portuguese: Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais do Brasil; literally, the Corps of Naval Fusiliers of Brazil) is the marine corps of Brazil, and the amphibious warfare unit of the Brazilian Navy.

The Corps includes two types of forces: the Fleet Marine Force and the Naval Districts Marine Groups. The main unit is the brigade-sized Divisão Anfíbia (Amphibious Division).

The Brazilian Marines originated in 1808 when the troops of the Royal Brigade of the Navy of Portugal arrived in Brazil (then a Portuguese colony) when Mary I of Portugal and her son and regent John VI fled Europe during the Napoleonic Wars.