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Maritime Mentality, in a first approxi- edge of Oceanpolitics and Geopolitics char- In the early days of our independence, and the influences on the elaboration of
mation, would be a set of processes and ac- acterize important “aids to navigation”. challenged by the continental extension, political-strategic initiatives, aimed at na-
tivities, with manifestations of beliefs, way There is also a need for a prior existence José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva played tional development.
of thinking, psychic and moral dispositions of the Maritime Mentality for the adequate a decisive role in maintaining the territorial The common point, it is reiterated, stems
of a collectivity (people) that, throughout application of the political-strategic ma- integrity of the nascent country, by coordi- from the decisive importance of oceanic
its history, has its Survival and Prosperity trices resulting from Oceanpolitics, with nating political-strategic initiatives, such as spaces. It also appears that the causes and
in the oceanic and waterway spaces. successful results in national development. the adoption of naval operations in distant respective influences interact, simultaneous-
Therefore, consecutively, it is necessary This is one of the most relevant teachings regions of our homeland. The Patriarch of ly or not, in the political-strategic initiatives
to contextualize concepts that support it: of the School of Sagres and its strategic rev- Independence also contributed to the for- and in the unfolding of the events.
. Survival, supplies, services and equip- olution: The Great Navigations. mation of our Fleet, the beginning of the In this context, in order to broaden the

ment, knowledge, belief in certain values As the hydrographers say: “There will Brazilian Navy. The brilliant naval victories, understanding of the influences of the
and the cult of traditions, which are neces- always be a lot to do”. Therefore, in order in the War of Independence, are the coor- Maritime Mentality; a summary is present-
sary to maintain territorial integrity and na- to reach the port of destination, in prepa- dinates of the victorious navigation of the ed below, where an attempt is made to add
tional development at a level that preserves ration for the next navigations, we must Undefeated Navy of Tamandaré. motivating causes, without neglecting the
the continuity of freedom and life. expand the links between the “Maritime In both situations, Portugal and Brazil importance of interactions:
. Prosperity, the export of products, ser- Mentality” and Oceanpolitics with the used oceanic spaces as an arena for deci-
vices, and equipment, which expand the political-strategic concept of “Amazônia sive clashes of interests, which character- a) Economic causes:
possibilities of national development. Azul (Blue Amazon)”. This singular con- ize one of the most relevant points of the Phoenicia, Carthage, Greece, Portugal,
In the history of human civilization, we ceptual construction of Brazil is a great Maritime Mentality, namely the interaction Spain, England, and China.
have the opportunity to analyze, from the contribution to the primary purpose of between several matrix variables related to b) Causes related to the expansion and/or
point of view of the Maritime Mentality, the this text: the consolidation and growth of oceanic spaces and rivers. defense of oceanic and territorial spaces
achievements of maritime powers vis-a-vis a Brazilian Maritime Mentality, as a pillar Throughout their histories, Portuguese (those, for example, arising from economic
land powers. For these analyses, the knowl- for national development. and Brazilians have deepened their rela- considerations):
tionship with the oceans. The two countries
2. Maritime Mentality and National Development achieved feats by developing maritime Scandinavia (Vikings), Rome, Carthage,

In history, we have several examples and northwest, Dutch and English sailors, trade, expanding, and defending their Greece, Portugal, Spain and England, Unit-
ed States of America, Russia and China.
where the Maritime Mentality contribut- beginning their disputes in trade and cor- territorial spaces, through oceanic spaces.
ed to important facts. In the 13th century, sair activities In Brazil, there was still a territorial expan- c) Military causes:
Portugal started a set of maritime process- Portugal’s need to strengthen itself, in sion to the west, northwest and north, Germany, China, France and Russia. This
es and activities, in which Brazil – a conti- the face of threats at sea and on land, char- through its extensive rivers and by the grouping lists the countries where, histor-
nental country – would be discovered, at acterized the determining factors for facing movements of Trips and Flags. ically, priority has been given to military
the end of the 15th century, after over- the “ Tenebrous Sea”, the Atlantic Ocean, In the studies of the history of naviga- causes; although, recognizing the influence
coming multiple challenges. even with its legends about sea monsters tion, disregarding the temporal and/or spa- of other causes, when military force is used.
Portugal had, in the oceanic spaces to and strong storms. The Atlantic and oth- tial distance between events leads to errors
the south and southwest, the safe paths er oceans were the environment for the in the identification and interpretation of At first, we observed that the differenc-
for Survival and Prosperity; in the north it application of countless variables in polit- the respective developments, as well as in es, in terms of the territorial dimension and
faced the bravery of the Vikings, to the ical-strategic matrices aimed at solving the the analysis of achievements. In this way, the maritime coast and geographic char-
east, the threat from Spain and, beyond, main challenges, which allowed one of the with appropriate measures, we can con- acteristics, among others, do not have the
from France, to the south, the hostility of greatest moments of greatness of human tribute to the understanding of the mo- capacity to be decisive in the development
the peoples of North Africa, to the west civilization: the Great Navigations. tivating causes of the Maritime Mentality of the Maritime Mentality.

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