Cisne Branco

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The Cisne Branco (White Swan) is a Brazilian Naval tall ship which was built in Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Damen Shipyard. The keel was laid on November 9, 1998, and the ship was launched and christened on August 4, 1999. She was delivered to the Brazilian Navy on February 4, 2000, and commissioned as a Brazilian Naval vessel on March 9, 2000. Cisne Branco made its 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 in the design of the 19th-century clippers. The Cisne Branco is normally used in national and international activities as a representative of the Brazilian Navy and for Brazilian culture. Also, it is used as an instructional sailing ship to the cadets of the Brazilian Naval Academy, Academy of Merchant Marine and other naval schools