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| Cisne Branco |
Cisne Branco is a tall ship of the Brazilian Navy
hailing out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, though she travels worldwide.
Cisne Branco ("White
Swan") is a
full-rigged ship built in Amsterdam, Netherlands by Damen Shipyard.
Her keel was laid on 9 November 1998, launched and christened on 4
August 1999, delivered to Brazilian Navy on 4 February 2000, and
commissioned as a Brazilian naval vessel on 9 March 9 2000.
Cisne Branco made her maiden voyage across the Atlantic
Ocean to Brazil, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the discovery
of Brazil by the Portuguese Admiral Pedro Alvares Cabral. The ship's
project is inspired by the design of the 19th century clippers.
Cisne Branco is normally used in national and international
representation activities to showcase the Brazilian Navy and
Brazilian culture. As well, she is used as an instructional sailing
ship by the cadets of the Brazilian Naval Academy, Academy of
Merchant Marine, and other naval schools. |
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