Military ranks 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.

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.

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.

The Military Police alongside the Military Firefighters Corps are classed as an auxiliary and reserve forces of the Army and thus carry insignia similar to that service.

Officers

Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) & Student officer
Brazil (Edit)	Marshal				No Equivalent	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Aspirant Officer
	Marechal	General-de-exército	General-de-divisão	General-de-brigada	No Equivalent	Coronel	Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Primeiro tenente	Segundo tenente	Aspirante-a-oficial
Brazil (Edit)									No equivalent
	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			Guarda-marinha
Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) & Student officer

Student officers

Rank group	Student officer
Brazilian Army	Aspirant Officer
	Aspirante a oficial						Cadete 4º ano/Aluno 4º ano		Cadete 3º ano/Aluno 3º ano		Cadete 2º ano/Aluno 2º ano	Cadete 1º ano/Aluno 1º ano
Brazilian Navy	50px
	Guarda-marinha						Aspirante
Brazilian Marine Corps	50px						50px
	Guarda-marinha						Aspirante
Brazilian Air Force	50px						100px		100px		100px	100px
	Aspirante						Cadete 4º ano		Cadete 3º ano		Cadete 2º ano	Cadete 1º ano
Brazilian Military Police	50px						50px		50px		50px	50px
	Aspirante a oficial						Aluno 3° ano		Aluno 2° ano		Aluno 1° ano	Aluno CSTAPM
Military Firefighters Corps	50px
	Aspirante
Rank group	Student officer

NCO and enlisted grades

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6		OR-5		OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6		OR-5		OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

File:BANDEIRAS DO OFICIALATO DA FORÇA AÉREA BRASILEIRA.pdf

Air force rank flags

See also

• Military ranks of the Empire of Brazil
• Military ranks of Portugal