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Programming Calendar

Opening Day

November 8, 2022 - from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.


Visit

from November 9 to December 1, 2022

Tuesday to Sunday - from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

from November 8 to 15, 2022

Tuesday to Tuesday - from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.


from November 30 to December 1, 2022

Wednesday to Thursday - from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Local

Army Historical Museum / Copacabana Fort

Address

Praça Cel. Eugênio Franco, 1, Posto 6 - Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22070-020

IME — Tradition and Quality
On January 15th, 1699, the King of Portugal sanctioned a Royal Charter, creating a training course for technical soldiers in Colonial Brazil...
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The Age of Arsenals
During the colonial period, Arsenals became a key element for the development and structuring of brazilian army. With the main purpose of producing the most varied ordinances...
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IME's Historical Uniform
The oldest documents about soldiers' uniforms in Brazil refer to the two royal dragons companies from “Minas Geraes” dating back to the 18th century. It is possible to notice that the troops' uniforms since that period are important marks of military formation...
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Scientific and Technological Advances
The evolution of military institutions is closely linked to the technological and scientific advances of their time
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Telegraphic Line
The arrival and development of telegraphy in Brazil was a milestone in the second half of the 19th century. This process was notable both for the scientific and technological advance represented...
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Engineering in the Development of Brazil
History proves that the work developed by Brazilian Army Engineering has always sought to achieve both national defense and country development...
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André Pinto Rebouças
1st Lieutenant Engineer, André Pinto Rebouças was born on January 13, 1838, in Cachoeira, Bahia. Son of Councillor Antônio Pereira Rebouças and Mrs. Carolina Pinto Rebouças...
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Ícone do Marechal Rondon
Marshall Rondon and the Link Between the Past and the Present
Marshal Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon is known as the "Father of Brazilian Telecommunications" and the date of his birthday (May 5th), is designated as "National Telecommunications Day"...
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The Evolution of Military and Civil Engineering Education
The Brazilian Army is undoubtedly the vanguard in the country's scientific and technological development. Since the creation of the Royal Academy of Artillery, Fortification and Design, in 1792, through its successors...
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Cartography and Brazilian Army
From colonial Brazil to the early years of the Republic, the representation of the Brazilian territory has always proved to be a challenge. Whether for the vast area to be represented or the complexity of the terrain...
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The Military Engineering and the TV set in Brazil.
TV is one of the great milestones of the 20th century, connecting regions and cultures around the world, besides providing information and entertainment...
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Ícone da Indústria de Defesa Brasileira
The Brazilian Defense Industry
It is essential to highlight that the Security and Defense Industrial Base is the set of state or private companies that participate in one or more stages of research, development, production, distribution and maintenance of strategic defense products...
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Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant
The construction of Itaipu united Brazil and Paraguay. The result of many negotiations, the Treaty of Iguaçu, signed by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Juracy Magalhães, and Paraguay, Sapena Pastor, in 1966, expressed the willingness to study the use of hydraulic resources belonging to both countries...
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Lourinha - The First National Computer
From 1958 to 1960, students from Brazilian Army Technical School, currently Engineering Military Institute (IME), worked on the project called “Lourinha”...
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Brazilian Army Strategic Programs
The Brazilian Army Strategic Programs (PEE) are the great vectors of Brazilian Army transformation, providing new capabilities to it, enabling the fulfillment of its constitutional mission...
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The Connected Amazon Project
Connected Amazon is a project developed by the Brazilian Army that contributes to economic and social development...
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IME - Tradition, History and Innovation
The history of IME is an important mark in Brazilian Science and Technology. As the first School of Engineering in the Americas and third in the world, IME contributes to the development of Brazil since its inception...
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Air Defense and National Sovereignty
It is noticeable in the current international situation that the aerospace military power is one of the most important elements within the theater of operations...
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Autochthonous Technologies
Science and technology have always been present on various occasions when the Army was employed. From the creation and structuring of the Arsenals in the 18th century to the strategic projects of the 21st century...
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Brazilian Army Geographical Service: from analog to digital
...Brazil's General Chart Commission (1903-1932) was created to start the national mapping using topographic maps at the scale of 1/100,000...
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