Brigada de Intervenção Headquarters - Coimbra, Portugal
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N 40° 12.352 W 008° 25.124
29T E 549467 N 4450768
This is the headquarters of the Brigada de Intervenção, located in the center of Coimbra.
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Location: Coimbra, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/03/2020
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"The Intervention Brigade (Portuguese: Brigada de Intervenção) or BrigInt is an infantry brigade in service with the Portuguese Army. It was created in 2006 from the Brigada de Intervenção Ligeira (Light Intervention Brigade), which was itself the heir of the former Special Forces Brigade (Brigada de Forças Especiais)."
Its headquarters are located in Coimbra, in the Aquartelamento de Santana, historically connected to a former Infantry Regiment, the 23rd. It was a convent, built in the 17th century, which was taken by the State in late 19th century.