Military Academy of Agulhas Negras
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The
Military Academy of Agulhas Negras (,
AMAN – named after the
Agulhas Negras summit) is the biggest among several schools of formation of combatant officers of the
Brazilian Army. It originated in 1792 with the creation of the Royal Academy of Artillery, Fortification and Drawing, the first military school of the Americas, in the city of
Rio de Janeiro. Today the Academy is located in the city of
Resende, in the state of
Rio de Janeiro.
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