Brazilian Millitary Ranks

The military hierarchy is the basis for organizing Armed Forces and makes up the chain of command to be followed by all members of the forces at its organizational structure. At Brazil the constitution provides that the President of the Republic is the highest position in the hierarchy of the armed forces .

Classification

The military is divided into two classes: official: Classified by ranks, and Praças: Classified by grades. These classes are subdivided into other according to the level of responsibility and professional qualification. For each rank corresponds to a regulatory insignia.

	Navy of Brazil	Brazilian Army	Brazilian Air Force
Official generals	admiral	Marshal	Marshal of Air
	admiral of the fleet	General of the Army	Lieutenant Brigadier of the-air
	&nbsp Vice Admiral	General of the division	Major Brigadier
	Rear Admiral	General of Brigade	Brigadier
Official top	Captain of the Sea and War	Colonel	Colonel
	Captain Frigate	&nbsp Lieutenant Colonel	&nbsp Lieutenant Colonel
	Captain Corvette	Major	Major
Official intermediaries	Lieutenant Commander	Captain	Captain
Junior officers	First Lieutenant	First Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
	Second Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
	Reefer	Aspirant	Aspirant
Squares or graduates	NCO	Warrant Officer	NCO
	First Sergeant	First Sergeant	First Sergeant
	Staff Sergeant	Staff Sergeant	Staff Sergeant
	Third sergeant	third sergeant	third sergeant
	Corporal	Corporal	Corporal
	Sailor	Soldier	Soldier

Remarks

• The ranks of Admiral, Marshal, and Marshal of the Air - are filled only in case of war.
• In the Navy, the officers of the Army Corps have a slight distinction (an increase of Around Nelson) In their badges, and those of other officers .
• With few exceptions, annexed to the insignias are also used the badges of expertise.

Hierarchy of colonial and imperial

Army	Navy ( or Navy )
Captain General (After Marshal General)	admiral -general
marshal	admiral
general	vice-admiral
Master- de-camp to Gen. ( later lieutenant general)	Head of the Fleet
sergeant-major battle (after field -marshal)	chief of division
Brigadier	Colonel sea-
master- field ( then Colonel )	Captain of the sea -and- war
Lieutenant Colonel ( Captain-General in Ordinances)	Captain Frigate
Sergeant-Mor (later Major )	Lieutenant Commander
captain	Lieutenant -fish (later First Lieutenant )
lieutenant	Lieutenant ( then Second Lieutenant )
Lieutenant	Reefer
Cadet	Aspirant
Sergeant Major	Master
First Sergeant	First Sergeant
Staff Sergeant	Staff Sergeant
Quartermaster	Quarter Master
tug-of- Squares	cable
Anspeçada	sailor
soldier	seaman