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| [[File:Antarctica, Brazil territorial claim (green).jpg|thumb|Brazil's Antarctic territorial claim]]
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| '''Brazilian Antarctica''' is a hypothetical [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] territory south of 60°S and from 28°W to 53°W, proposed as "Zone of Interest" by Brazil. It exists completely within the [[British Antarctic Territory|British claim]] as well as the [[Argentine Antarctica|Argentine one]]. | | | name = <small>Her Ladyship</small><br>Countess de Ferrero |
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| | | succession = Countess de Ferrero |
| | | reign = 12 June 2024 - Present |
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| | | predecessor = ''Title Created'' |
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| | | succession1 = [[Consorts of Westarctica|Consort of Westarctica]] |
| | | reign1 = 12 June 2024 - Present |
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| | | predecessor1 = [[Prince Dinny]] |
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| | | spouse = [[Grand Duke Travis]] |
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| Outside the zone of interest, Brazil maintains a permanent staffed research facility, the ''Comandante Ferraz'' Brazilian Antarctic Base (UN/LOCODE: AQ-CFZ), located in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, near the tip of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]], at 62°08′S 58°40′W.
| | Her Ladyship, '''Alicia dos Santos''', the '''Countess de Ferrero''', a Brazilian fashion model and social media influencer, is a peer in the [[Peerage of Westarctica]]. Since June 2024, she has been the [[Consorts of Westarctica|royal consort]] of [[Grand Duke Travis]]. |
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| ==Frontage Theory== | | ==Biography== |
| While the substance of the [[Territorial claims in Antarctica|claim on the territory]] has never been precisely defined, it does not formally contradict these other claims geographically overlapping it.
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| Brazil formally expressed its reservations with respect to its territorial rights in Antarctica when it acceded to the [[Antarctic Treaty]] on 16 May 1975, making the first official mention of the "[[frontage theory]]", which states (simplistically):
| | She primarily works as a fashion model, frequently performing in runway shows for the Sukeban brand and other clothing designers. In January 2024, Alicia became one of the faces of Hatrevo sunglasses. |
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| | In June 2024, she began co-hosting a video podcast focusing on LGBTQ+ issues in São Paulo. |
| that [[sovereignty]] over each point in Antarctica properly belongs to the first country whose non-Antarctic territory one would reach when traveling north in a straight line from such a point.
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| ==Comandante Ferraz Base== | | ==Relationship with Grand Duke Travis== |
| In January 1982 the Brazilian government launched their first Antarctic expedition after the the Brazilian Navy acquired the Danish [[icebreaker]] ''Thala Dan'', later renamed ''Barão de Teffé''. A year later the navy built its first Antarctic base (named "Comandante Ferraz," for a deceased naval officer active in Antarctica), which has been active year-round since then. Despite their status as newcomers, Brazilian geopolitical writers have had considerable influence on the nation's Antarctic policies, although there is not a national Brazilian Antarctic consciousness similar to that of Argentina.
| | Alicia was introduced to [[Grand Duke Travis]] by a mutual friend at party in São Paulo, Brazil on 26 May 2023. They quickly struck up a friendship and began talking over social media. Six months later, after meeting again in Brazil, they entered into a romantic relationship. |
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| In the early morning of February 25, 2012, with 60 people at the base, a fire started by an estimated unjustified explosion in the Praça das Máquinas, where the station's power generators are located. As it was linked to the rest of the facilities, the fire spread. A boatswain (Carlos Alberto Vieira Figueredo) and a first sergeant (Roberto Lopes dos Santos) were killed because they could not leave the site and a sergeant was injured but was taken alive to the Polish station where he received first aid and was later transferred to a Chilean base.
| | On 12 June 2024, Grand Duke Travis proposed to her. To celebrate their engagement, she was granted the title Countess de Ferrero, which is derived from the vast [[Ferrero Bay]] in [[Westarctica]]'s coastal waters. |
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| In 2020, Brazil opened a new research facility, 8 years after fire destroyed the previous one.
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| | It is anticipated that once Her Ladyship is married to the [[Grand Duke of Westarctica]], she will be granted the title of Grand Duchess. |
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| ==Scientific activities==
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| [[File:Brazil Antarctic Logo.png|350px|thumb|Logo of the Brazilian Antarctic Program]]
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| Brazil maintains two research vessels that sail in the Antarctic waters, the [[icebreaker]]s ''Almirante Maximiano'' and ''Ary Rongel''). The Brazilian Navy and the Brazilian Air Force are responsible for the logistics of the Brazilian Antarctic Program, including the transport of military and civilian personnel, equipment, and supplies to [[Antarctica]].
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| In 2009 Brazil made its first national scientific expedition to the Antarctic ice sheet. The expedition integrated atmospheric, [[glacier|glaciological]], geological and geophysical studies along the Patriot Hills area and also along the subglacial lake Ellsworth area. A second expedition occurred in early November 2011, when researchers installed a [[Automatic weather station|monitoring station]] (advanced outpost) 500 kilometers (310 mi) from the Geographic [[South Pole]] and 2,600 km (1,600 mi) from the Comandante Ferraz Brazilian Antarctic Base (EACF).
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| | * [https://www.instagram.com/sukeban.cia/ Sukeban IG] |
| | * [https://www.hatrevo.com.br/ Hatrevo official site] |
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| ==Political visits==
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| In February 1991, President Fernando Collor de Mello reaffirmed Brazil's interest in the region by visiting the Brazilian Antarctic base, where he spent three days. He was the first Brazilian president to set foot in the [[Antarctic]].
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| In January 2008, 13 congress members of the Brazilian Antarctica Parliamentary Committee visited the Brazilian Antarctic base. Another visit by the members of Congress took place in January 2009.
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| On February 16, 2008, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and a delegation of twenty-three people, including the First Lady Marisa Letícia, visited the country's base in Antarctica. The Brazilian Government defined the presidential trip as a "political gesture" in support of the work displayed by Brazilian scientists and military personnel.
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Her Ladyship, Alicia dos Santos, the Countess de Ferrero, a Brazilian fashion model and social media influencer, is a peer in the Peerage of Westarctica. Since June 2024, she has been the royal consort of Grand Duke Travis.
Biography
The countess is a citizen of Brazil, where she was born.
She primarily works as a fashion model, frequently performing in runway shows for the Sukeban brand and other clothing designers. In January 2024, Alicia became one of the faces of Hatrevo sunglasses.
In June 2024, she began co-hosting a video podcast focusing on LGBTQ+ issues in São Paulo.
Relationship with Grand Duke Travis
Alicia was introduced to Grand Duke Travis by a mutual friend at party in São Paulo, Brazil on 26 May 2023. They quickly struck up a friendship and began talking over social media. Six months later, after meeting again in Brazil, they entered into a romantic relationship.
On 12 June 2024, Grand Duke Travis proposed to her. To celebrate their engagement, she was granted the title Countess de Ferrero, which is derived from the vast Ferrero Bay in Westarctica's coastal waters.
Titles
It is anticipated that once Her Ladyship is married to the Grand Duke of Westarctica, she will be granted the title of Grand Duchess.
Countess de Ferrero
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