How many battleships does Brazil have?
In two classes the Imperial Brazilian Navy obtained and operated eight battleships, the largest fleet of battleships native to South America and the southern hemisphere, securing its place as one of the world’s major naval powers.
Which countries have battleships?
List of battleships by country
| Sail ships of the line (1640-1858) | Steam battleships (1859-1905) | Dreadnoughts (1906-1944) |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | Spain | |
| Sweden | Sweden Coastal Battleships | |
| Ottoman Empire | Ottoman Empire/Turkey | |
| England and United Kingdom | United Kingdom Ironclads • Pre-Dreadnoughts | United Kingdom |
Does Brazil have an aircraft carrier?
Brazilian aircraft carrier São Paulo.
The table
| Rank (sorted by tonnage) | Country | Frigate |
|---|---|---|
| World total | 411 | |
| 1 | United States Navy | 21 |
| 2 | People’s Liberation Army Navy | 49 |
| 3 | Russian Navy | 11 |
How powerful is Brazil’s military?
Brazil’s armed forces are the second largest in the Americas, after the United States, and the largest in Latin America and the Southern Hemisphere by the level of military equipment, with 334,500 active-duty troops and officers.
Does Brazil have nuclear weapons?
In the 1970s and 1980s, during the military regime, Brazil had a secret program intended to develop nuclear weapons. The program was dismantled in 1990, five years after the military regime ended, and Brazil is considered free of weapons of mass destruction.