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During the course of the Second World War, mainly due to the Kriegsmarine's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, German submarines begin targeting Brazilian vessels, civilian or otherwise in the Atlantic. While shipping attacks against Brazil were less common, they were much more devastating due to the lack of roads and rail in Brazil; mainly as a result of the country's geography, the only way from Fortaleza and São Luis in the north to São Paulo and Rio de Janiero was by boat.
With common interests in fighting the Germans, the Brazillian government declared war on the German Reich on August 31st, 1942 and joined the Allied powers, moving rapidly into the colony of French Guiana to prevent its use by the Axis, as well as sending
Despite their heroic fighting, the Smoking Snakes ultimately were fighting a losing battle in a foregone war, and was eventually evacuated prior to the British capitulation. When the FEB returned back to Brazil at end of the conflict in 1945, they were mostly shunned for their participation in the conflict.
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