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Embraer C-390 Millennium (KC-390) Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB) 🇧🇷

Photo Series 22 - Independence day in Brazil!!!

September 7, 1822, 195 years ago, Prince Pedro declared the independence of the Brazil from Portugal ending 322 years of colonial dominance, a famous cry “Independência ou morte” (Independence or death) has gone into the history books and is also the name of a painting by Pedro Américo.

Military parades are happening all over the country and it’s also a holiday. Although many of us, brazilians, are not very patriotic about our country, especially because the current political and economical crisis that’s been ongoing for quite some time, i think today is a very special day that needs to be remembered, so i decided to make a photo series about it.

All the aircraft here in this post are currently in active service with Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB @forcaaereabrasileira​) and the Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil - MB).

Unfortunately because of the economic troubles, lack of money and age, the aircraft carrier NAe São Paulo has been decomissioned and is in the process of dismantling but throughout 2017 some news confirmed that Brazil is working on a deal with the UK to acquire the HMS Ocean, a helicopter carrier, which would be a great addition to the Brazilian Navy.

The aircraft in this edition are:

Northrop F-5EM Tiger II

AMX A-1M

Lockheed KC-130 Hercules

McDonnell Douglas A-4KU Skyhawks (AF-1 Falcão)

SAAB JAS-39 Gripen NG

Embraer KC-390

The vessel shown is the aircraft carrier NAe São Paulo.

This is it for this photo series, if you have any suggestions, send them to me.