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This article presents the insignia and ranks of the Brazilian military. The insignia and ranks of the Brazilian military are defined by Act no. 6880 of December 9, 1980.^[1] The following ranks show Brazil's military insignia and its corresponding NATO codes.

Air Force ranks date from 1941, when the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira) was organized as a merger of the Navy's Aeronaval Force and the Army's Aviation Service.^[2]

Rank table

The shoulder epaulette pads from Navy and Air Force indicate both rank and specialty branch. The air force examples below are shown without branch designation marks on the epaulettes, with the exception of the ranks of Marshal of the Air Force and Air Chief Marshal, which can only be occupied by aviators. Army shoulder pads do not represent branch, as this is indicated elsewhere in the uniform like on the cuff and sleeves of the dress and everyday uniforms.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers
Brazilian Army^[3] v t e
Brazilian Army^[3] v t e	Marechal	General de exército	General de divisão	General de brigada		Coronel	Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Primeiro tenente	Segundo tenente
Brazilian Navy^[4] v t e
Brazilian Navy^[4] v t e	Almirante	Almirante de esquadra	Vice-almirante	Contra-almirante		Capitão de mar e guerra	Capitão de fragata	Capitão de corveta	Capitão-tenente	Primeiro-tenente	Segundo-tenente
Brazilian Marine Corps v t e
Brazilian Marine Corps v t e		Almirante-de-esquadra fuzileiro naval	Vice-almirante fuzileiro naval	Contra-almirante fuzileiro naval		Capitão-de-Mar-e-Guerra fuzileiro naval	Capitão-de-Fragata fuzileiro naval	Capitão-de-corveta fuzileiro naval	Capitão-tenente fuzileiro naval	Primeiro-tenente fuzileiro naval	Segundo-tenente fuzileiro naval
Brazilian Air Force^[5] v t e
Brazilian Air Force^[5] v t e	Marechal-do-ar	Tenente-brigadeiro do Ar	Major-brigadeiro	Brigadeiro		Coronel	Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Primeiro-tenente	Segundo-tenente
Brazilian Military Police^[6] v t e
Brazilian Military Police^[6] v t e				Comandante geral	Comandante adjunto	Coronel	Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Primeiro tenente	Segundo tenente
Military Firefighters Corps v t e
Military Firefighters Corps v t e				Comandante Geral	Comandante segundo	Coronel	Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Primeiro tenente	Segundo tenente
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers

NCO and enlisted grades

Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Brazilian Army^[3] v t e
Brazilian Army^[3] v t e	Subtenente	Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento	Terceiro-sargento	Taifeiro-mor	Cabo	Taifeiro primeira classe		Taifeiro segunda classe	Soldado
Brazilian Navy^[4] v t e
Brazilian Navy^[4] v t e	Suboficial	Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento	Terceiro-sargento	Cabo		Marinheiro
Brazilian Marine Corps v t e
Brazilian Marine Corps v t e	Suboficial fuzileiro naval	Primeiro-sargento fuzileiro naval	Segundo-sargento fuzileiro naval	Terceiro-sargento fuzileiro naval	Cabo fuzileiro naval		Soldado fuzileiro naval
Brazilian Air Force^[5] v t e
Brazilian Air Force^[5] v t e	Suboficial	Primeiro-Sargento	Segundo-Sargento	Terceiro-Sargento	Cabo	Taifeiro-mor	Soldado	Taifeiro primeira classe	Soldado segunda classe	Taifeiro segunda classe
Brazilian Military Police^[6] v t e
Brazilian Military Police^[6] v t e	Subtenente	Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento	Terceiro-sargento	Aluno sargento	Cabo	Soldado primeira classe		Soldado segunda classe
Military Firefighters Corps v t e
Military Firefighters Corps v t e	Subtenente	Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento	Terceiro-sargento	Cabo		Bombeiro primeira classe		Bombeiro segunda classe
Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs		Enlisted

Notes

^ Act no. 6880 of December 9, 1980.
^ Instituto Histórico e Cultural da Aeronáutica, História geral da aeronáutica brasileira, v. 3
^ ^a ^b "Postos e Graduações - Exército". eb.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Army. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Postos e Graduações". marinha.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Navy. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Postos e Graduações". fab.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Air Force. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Insígnias". Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 February 2021.

External links

"Postos e Graduações - Exército". eb.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Army. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
"Postos e Graduações". marinha.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Navy. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
"Postos e Graduações". fab.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Air Force. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[lei6880-1] Act no. 6880 of December 9, 1980.

[INCAER3-2] Instituto Histórico e Cultural da Aeronáutica, História geral da aeronáutica brasileira, v. 3

[Brazil_Army-3] "Postos e Graduações - Exército". eb.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Army. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[Brazil_Navy-4] "Postos e Graduações". marinha.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Navy. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[Brazil_AirForcee-5] "Postos e Graduações". fab.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Air Force. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[Brazil_MilitaryPolice-6] "Insígnias". Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 February 2021.

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