Brazilian armored vehicles, older types and homebuilt types.

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Here are some pics of Brazilian AFVs of the 1930 and early 1940ss.
 

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Some additional photos of Brazilian AFVs
 

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A custom-built flamethrower AFV during the 1932 civil war in the outskirts of Lorena, SP.

Blindado lança-chamas durante testes nos arredores da cidade de Lorena/SP, na Revolução Constitucionalista de 1932. Foi construído pelas tropas paulistas a partir de um trator Caterpillar.
 

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TB-4 Armored Train in August 1932 at Eleutério, in the municipality of Itapira.
Source: Museum of Image and Sound of São Paulo via Wikimedia.

Trem Blindado nº 4 (TB-4) da Cia Mogiana, construído no final de julho de 1932 nas oficinas de Campinas e que operou nos sangrentos combates de Eleutério, no município de Itapira, ao longo de agosto daquele ano. A primeira guarnição desse blindado era composta por elementos da 1ª Cia do Batalhão Paes Leme e comandados pelo tenente Gabriel Mendes da Silva. Fonte: Museu da Imagem e do Som de São Paulo.
 

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FS-6 makeshift AFV based on a tractor. Looking at the rear tyre, it might not go very far.
(getting flashbacks of Hagannah's sandwich vehicles)
All images above public domain via Wikimedia, bless them.
 

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Some of my files were lost during the move from New Jersey to North Carolina, but the Brazilian army also acquired some French WW 1 armored cars. Don't remember the type.
 

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