Altineu Pires
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Altineu Miguens Pires | |
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| Occupations | Teacher of navigation, Author |
| Known for | Books on sailing, Navigation assistance |
Altineu Miguens Pires was a teacher of navigation.[where?] [when?] He wrote many books on the art of sailing and also assisted the Navy of Brazil in preparing various charts, among them Lake Paranoá.[when?] He was commander of the Oceanographic Ship Alvaro Alberto, which at the time had just been incorporated into the Navy of Brazil.[when?] This ship served in Antarctica, under his able command.
References
- ↑ Miguens - A Friend Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
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