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{{Brazilian military}}
{{Brazilian military}}
This article presents the insignia and [[Military rank|ranks]] of the [[Brazilian military]]. These ranks originate from those adopted upon [[Brazil]]'s [[independence]] from [[Portugal]] in 1822. Nowadays they are defined by Act no. 6880 of December 9, 1980.<ref name=lei6880>Act no. 6880 of December 9, 1980.</ref> The following ranks show Brazil's military insignia and its corresponding [[Ranks and insignia of NATO|NATO codes]].
This article presents the insignia and [[Military rank|ranks]] of the [[Brazilian military]]. The insignia and ranks of the Brazilian military are defined by Act no. 6880 of December 9, 1980.<ref name=lei6880>Act no. 6880 of December 9, 1980.</ref> The following ranks show Brazil's military insignia and its corresponding [[Ranks and insignia of NATO|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.<ref name=INCAER3>Instituto Histórico e Cultural da Aeronáutica, ''História geral da aeronáutica brasileira'', v. 3</ref>
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.<ref name=INCAER3>Instituto Histórico e Cultural da Aeronáutica, ''História geral da aeronáutica brasileira'', v. 3</ref>

Revision as of 15:45, 3 May 2021

Brazilian Armed Forces
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Military ranks of Brazil
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Military history of Brazil

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]
 Marshal Army General Divisional General Brigade General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Marechal General de exército General de divisão General de brigada Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Primeiro tenente Segundo tenente
Brazilian Navy[4]
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
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]
Marechal-do-ar Tenente-brigadeiro do Ar Major-brigadeiro Brigadeiro Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente
Brazilian Military Police[6]
Comandante geral Comandante adjunto Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Primeiro tenente Segundo tenente
Brazil Military Firefighters Corps
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]
Subtenente Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Terceiro-sargento Taifeiro-mor Cabo Taifeiro primeira classe Taifeiro segunda classe Soldado
Brazilian Navy[4]
Suboficial Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Terceiro-sargento Cabo Marinheiro
 Brazilian Marine Corps
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]
Suboficial Primeiro-Sargento Segundo-Sargento Terceiro-Sargento Cabo Taifeiro-mor Soldado Taifeiro primeira classe Soldado segunda classe Taifeiro segunda classe
Brazilian Military Police[6]
Subtenente Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Terceiro-sargento Aluno sargento Cabo Soldado primeira classe Soldado segunda classe
Brazil Military Firefighters Corps
Subtenente Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Terceiro-sargento Cabo Bombeiro primeira classe Bombeiro segunda classe
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

See also

Notes

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