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Torimem, I suggest you change the title of this excellent article.

  1. . "Fatherland Volunteers' is not a known, existing name in English - the name is of course unsourced - but only a Wikipedia translation from the Portuguese Voluntários da Pátria.
  2. . As to that, "Fatherland Volunteers" is not a very apt translation. To an English speaker "Fatherland" usually conveys a derisive or satirical implication.

I suggest you use their name without translation. Maybe begin the article

The Voluntários da Pátria (patriot volunteers) was the name given to the volunteer military units created on 7 January 1865...

Ttocserp 13:56, 14 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Torimem (talk) 14:33, 14 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]