Ademir Sobrinho (born 6 July 1952 in
Espera Feliz
Espera Feliz is a municipality in southeastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The altitude is 2,430 m above sea level. Located at , its neighboring cities are Caiana to the south, Dores do Rio Preto to the east, Divino to the west, Alto Caparaó ...
) is a
Brazilian Admiral of the fleet
An admiral of the fleet or shortened to fleet admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to field marshal and marshal of the air force. An admiral of the fleet is typically senior to an admiral.
It is also a generic ter ...
, and Chief of the
Joint Staff of the Armed Forces
The Chief of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces ( - EMCFA) is the professional head of the Brazilian Armed Forces, who is responsible for the centralizes the coordination and control of the three branches: Brazilian Army, Army, Brazilian ...
between 2015 and 2019.
Career
Sobrinho joined the
Brazilian Navy
The Brazilian Navy () is the navy, naval service branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces, responsible for conducting naval warfare, naval operations.
The navy was involved in War of Independence of Brazil#Naval action, Brazil's war of independence ...
in 1970,
and was declared a Navy Guard in 1976. Throughout his career, he held, among other functions, the command of the Frigate ''Independência'' (F-44), the command of the River Patrol Ship ''Rôndonia'' (P-51), the naval adidance in Italy and the command of the Amazon Flotilla.
References
1952 births
Living people
People from Minas Gerais
Brazilian admirals
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