Altineu Miguens Pires was a teacher of navigation.[where?]
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.
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