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					Originally Posted by kronckew
					
				 
				Since they were then part of the Portuguese Empire, could your own navy be of any help? 
			
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 Different Empires, Wayne. Brazil constituted his own Empire after independence from Portugal 1822-1889. You may derust your 
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... Notwithstanding some Portuguese Navy historian may be able to crack the riddle.