page_title: List of marines and naval infantry forces
section_title: Brazil
hierarchical_section_title: List of marines and naval infantry forces / Brazil
caption_attribution_description: English: BRAZIL (May 11, 2010) Members of the Brazilian Marine Corps Special Operations Battalion clear a house using tactics exchanged with U.S. Navy SEALs during a joint combined exchange training exercise. The bi-lateral training course was facilitated by U.S. Navy SEALS and special warfare combatant-craft crewmen. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathryn Whittenberger/Released)
context_page_description: Various countries around the world maintain Marines and Naval Infantry military units. Even if only a few nations have the capabilities to launch major amphibious assault operations, most Marines and Naval Infantry forces are able to carry limited amphibious landing, riverine and coastal warfare tasks. The list includes also army units specifically trained to operate as marines or naval infantry forces.
context_section_description: Naval Fusiliers Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais)
  Fleet Fusilier Force (Força de Fuzileiros da Esquadra)
  1st Amphibious Division (1a Divisão Anfíbia)
  Command and Control Battalion (Batalhão de Comando e Controle)
  1st Naval Fusiliers Infantry Battalion "Riachuelo" (1º Batalhão de Infantaria de Fuzileiros Navais "Riachuelo")
  2nd Naval Fusiliers Infantry Battalion "Humaitá" (2º Batalhão de Infantaria de Fuzileiros Navais "Humaitá")
  3rd Naval Fusiliers Infantry Battalion "Paissandu" (3º Batalhão de Infantaria de Fuzileiros Navais "Paissandu")
  Naval Fusiliers Artillery Battalion (Batalhão de Artilharia de Fuzileiros Navais)
  Naval Fusiliers Armoured Battalion (Batalhão de Blindados de Fuzileiros Navais)
  Aero-Tactical Control and Air Defence Battalion (Batalhão de Controle Aerotático e Defesa Antiaérea)
  Reinforcement Troops Command (Comando da Tropa de Reforço)
  Naval Fusiliers Base "Ilha das Flores" (Base de Fuzileiros Navais da Ilha das Flores)
  Naval Fusiliers Engineer Battalion (Batalhão de Engenharia de Fuzileiros Navais)
  Naval Fusiliers Logistic Battalions (Batalhão Logístico de Fuzileiros Navais) 
  Amphibious Vehicles Battalion (Batalhão de Viaturas Anfíbias)
  Landing Support Company (Companhia de Apoio ao Desembarque)
  Police Company of the Naval Battalion (Companhia de Polícia do Batalhão Naval)
  Navy Expeditionary Medical Unit (Unidade Médica Expedicionária da Marinha)
  Landing Troops Command (Comando da Tropa de Desembarque)
  Naval Fusiliers Special Operations Battalion "Tonelero" (Batalhão de Operações Especiais de Fuzileiros Navais "Tonelero")
  Naval Fusiliers Base "Rio Meriti" (Base de Fuzileiros Navais do Rio Meriti)
  Naval Fusiliers Group of Rio de Janeiro (Grupamento de Fuzileiros Navais de Rio de Janeiro)
  Naval Fusiliers Group of Salvador (Grupamento de Fuzileiros Navais de Salvador)
  Naval Fusiliers Group of Natal (Grupamento de Fuzileiros Navais de Natal)
  Naval Fusiliers Group of Rio Grande (Grupamento de Fuzileiros Navais de Rio Grande)
  Naval Fusiliers Group of Brasilia (Grupamento de Fuzileiros Navais de Brasilia)
  Naval Fusiliers Group of São Paulo (Grupamento de Fuzileiros Navais de São Paulo)
  1st Naval Fusiliers Riverine Operations Battalion (1º Batalhão de Operações Ribeirinhas de Fuzileiros Navais)
  2nd Naval Fusiliers Riverine Operations Battalion (2º Batalhão de Operações Ribeirinhas de Fuzileiros Navais)
  3rd Naval Fusiliers Riverine Operations Battalion (3º Batalhão de Operações Ribeirinhas de Fuzileiros Navais)
  Training Center "Admiral Milciades Portela Alves" (Centro de Instrução "Almirante Milciades Portela Alves")
caption: Brazilian Marines of the "Tonelero" Special Operations Battalion
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