Brazilian Armed Forces
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The Brazilian Armed Forces article consists of a complete list of military ranks present within the Brazilian national defence forces. The English translation follows the original Portuguese. Equivalencies are given to United States ranks.
The Brazilian Military is composed of three branches:
Contents
- Marechal (Special wartime rank)
- *Marshal
- General de exército
- *General of the Army
- General de divisão
- *Division General (roughly equivalent to Major General)
- General de brigada
- *Brigadier General
- Coronel
- *Colonel
- Tenente coronel
- *Lieutenant Colonel
- Major
- *Major
- Capitão
- *Captain
- Primeiro-tenente
- *First Lieutenant
- Segundo-tenente
- *Second Lieutenant
- Marechal do ar (Special wartime rank)
- *Air Marshal
- Tenente brigadeiro
- *Lieutenant Brigadier (roughly equivalent to Lieutenant General)
- Major brigadeiro
- *Major Brigadier (roughly equivalent to Major General)
- Brigadeiro
- *Brigadier (roughly equivalent to Brigadier General)
- Coronel
- *Colonel
- Tenente coronel
- *Lieutenant Colonel
- Major
- *Major
- Capitão
- *Captain
- Primeiro-tenente
- *First Lieutenant
- Segundo-tenente
- *Second Lieutenant
- Almirante (Special wartime rank)
- *Admiral (roughly equivalent to Fleet Admiral)
- Almirante de esquadra
- *Squadron Admiral (roughly equivalent to Admiral)
- Vice almirante
- *Vice Admiral
- Contra almirante
- *Counter Admiral (roughly equivalent to Rear Admiral)
- Capitão de mar e guerra
- *Captain of Sea and War (roughly equivalent to Captain)
- Capitão de fragata
- *Frigate Captain (roughly equivalent to Commander)
- Capitão de corveta
- *Corvette Captain (roughly equivalent to Lieutenant Commander)
- Capitão-tenente
- *Captain-Lieutenant (roughly equivalent to Lieutenant)
- Primeiro-tenente
- *First Lieutenant (roughly equivalent to Lieutenant, junior grade)
- Segundo-tenente
- *Second Lieutenant (roughly equivalent to Ensign)
External links
- [Brazil Ranks, Uniforms, and Insignia] -- Explanation of Brazilian military rank structure and their counterparts in U.S. Armed Forces.
- Marechal do ar (Special wartime rank)
- *Air Marshal
- Tenente brigadeiro
- *Lieutenant Brigadier (roughly equivalent to Lieutenant General)
- Major brigadeiro
- *Major Brigadier (roughly equivalent to Major General)
- Brigadeiro
- *Brigadier (roughly equivalent to Brigadier General)
- Coronel
- *Colonel
- Tenente coronel
- *Lieutenant Colonel
- Major
- *Major
- Capitão
- *Captain
- Primeiro-tenente
- *First Lieutenant
- Segundo-tenente
- *Second Lieutenant
- Almirante (Special wartime rank)
- *Admiral (roughly equivalent to Fleet Admiral)
- Almirante de esquadra
- *Squadron Admiral (roughly equivalent to Admiral)
- Vice almirante
- *Vice Admiral
- Contra almirante
- *Counter Admiral (roughly equivalent to Rear Admiral)
- Capitão de mar e guerra
- *Captain of Sea and War (roughly equivalent to Captain)
- Capitão de fragata
- *Frigate Captain (roughly equivalent to Commander)
- Capitão de corveta
- *Corvette Captain (roughly equivalent to Lieutenant Commander)
- Capitão-tenente
- *Captain-Lieutenant (roughly equivalent to Lieutenant)
- Primeiro-tenente
- *First Lieutenant (roughly equivalent to Lieutenant, junior grade)
- Segundo-tenente
- *Second Lieutenant (roughly equivalent to Ensign)
External links
- [Brazil Ranks, Uniforms, and Insignia] -- Explanation of Brazilian military rank structure and their counterparts in U.S. Armed Forces.
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