Military ranks of Brazil

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This article presents the insignia and ranks of the Brazilian military. These ranks were originally adopted upon Brazil's independence from Portugal in 1822. The following ranks show Brazil's military insignia and its corresponding NATO codes.

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Brazilian Navy Brazilian Army Brazilian Air Force
General Officers
Image:Almirante.gif
Admiral
(Almirante)
OF-101		 Image:Marechal.gif
Marshal
(Marechal)
OF-101		 Image:Marechal_ar.gif
Marshal of the Air Force
(Marechal-do-ar)
OF-101
Image:Almirante_esquadra.gif
Admiral of the Fleet
(Almirante-de-esquadra)
OF-9		 Image:General_exercito.gif
Army General
(General-de-exército)
OF-9		 Image:Tenente_brigadeiro.gif
Lieutenant-Brigadier
(Tenente-brigadeiro)
OF-9
Image:Vice_almirante.gif
Vice Admiral
(Vice-almirante)
OF-8		 Image:General_divisao.gif
Divisional General
(General-de-divisão)
OF-8		 Image:Major_brigadeiro.gif
Major-Brigadier
(Major-brigadeiro)
OF-8
Image:Contra_almirante.gif
Rear Admiral
(Contra-almirante)
OF-7		 Image:General_brigada.gif
Brigade General
(General-de-brigada)
OF-7		 Image:Brigadeiro.gif
Brigadier
(Brigadeiro-do-ar)
OF-7
Senior Officers
Image:Capitao_mareguerra.gif
Sea and War Captain
(Capitão-de-mar-e-guerra)
OF-5		 Image:Coronel.gif
Colonel
(Coronel)
OF-5		 Image:Coronel_fab.gif
Colonel
(Coronel)
OF-5
Image:Capitao_fragata.gif
Frigate Captain
(Capitão-de-fragata)
OF-4		 Image:Tenente_coronel.gif
Lieutenant Colonel
(Tenente-coronel)
OF-4		 Image:Tenente_coronel_fab.gif
Lieutenant Colonel
(Tenente-coronel)
OF-4
Image:Capitao_corveta.gif
Corvette Captain
(Capitão-de-corveta)
OF-3		 Image:Major_exercito.gif
Major
(Major)
OF-3		 Image:Major_fab.gif
Major
(Major)
OF-3
Intermediary Officers
Image:Capitao_tenente.gif
Lieutenant Captain
(Capitão-tenente)
OF-2		 Image:Capitao.gif
Captain
(Capitão)
OF-2		 Image:Capitao_fab.gif
Captain
(Capitão)
OF-2
Subaltern Officers
Image:Primeiro_tenente.gif
First Lieutenant
(Primeiro-tenente)
OF-1		 Image:1tenente.gif
First Lieutenant
(Primeiro-tenente)
OF-1		 Image:1tenente_fab.gif
First Lieutenant
(Primeiro-tenente)
OF-1
Image:Segundo_tenente.gif
Second Lieutenant
(Segundo-tenente)
OF-1		 Image:2tenente.gif
Second Lieutenant
(Segundo-tenente)
OF-1		 Image:2tenente_fab.gif
Second Lieutenant
(Segundo-tenente)
OF-1
Image:Guarda_marinha.gif
Midshipman
(Guarda-marinha)
OF-D		 Image:Apirante.gif
Aspirant
(Aspirante-a-oficial)
OF-1		 Image:Aspirante_fab.gif
Aspirant
(Aspirante)
OF-1
Notes: 1Wartime only

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