Orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil
Appearance
The following is a list of the orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil:[1]
National orders and decorations
[edit]National Orders
[edit]- National Order of the Southern Cross (highest National Order, for foreigners only)
- National Order of Merit (highest National Order that admits Brazilian Nationals to its ranks)
- National Order of Scientific Merit
Distinction granted by special statute
[edit]- Inscription in the Book of Merit of the Heroes of the Fatherland (Steel Book)
Orders and decorations granted by the Executive Branch, ranking below the National Orders
[edit]Military Orders
[edit]- Order of Defence Merit
- Order of Military Merit
- Order of Naval Merit
- Order of Aeronautical Merit
- Medal of Military Sports Merit
- Order of Intelligence Merit
- Order of Merit Military Public Ministry
Special Purpose Civilian Orders and Medals
[edit]- Order of Rio Branco (usually granted to personnel of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, for achievements in diplomacy, or for foreigners)
- Order of Cultural Merit
- Educational Merit Order
- Order of Sports Merit
- Order of Medical Merit
- Maua Merit Medal (for entrepreneurs of the transport sector),
- Order of Labor Merit (In 2007 renamed the Order of Labor Merit of Getúlio Vargas) (Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito do Trabalho Getúlio Vargas)
and others
Orders and Decorations granted by the Legislative Branch
[edit]Orders and Decorations granted by the Federal Judiciary or the Federal Public Ministry
[edit]- Order of Merit of the Labour Judiciary
- Order of Military Judicial Merit
- Order of Merit for Military Public Prosecution Service
Former orders
[edit]- Imperial Order of Christ
- Order of Columbus
- Imperial Order of Aviz
- Imperial Order of Saint James of the Sword
- Imperial Order of Pedro I
- Imperial Order of the Rose
Military awards and decorations
[edit]Decorations for military bravery
[edit]- Combat Cross First Class (Army)
- Combat Cross Second Class (Army)
- Navy Cross (Navy)
- Bravery Cross (Air Force)
Wound medals
[edit]Wartime medals for operational service
[edit]- Campaign Cross Medal 1914-1918
- Victory Medal (War of 1914-1918)
- Medal of Distinguished Service (Navy)
- War Services Medal with 3 stars (Navy)
- War Services Medal with 2 stars (Navy)
- War Services Medal with 1 star (Navy)
- Northeast Naval Force Medal - gold (Navy)
- Northeast Naval Force Medal - silver (Navy)
- Northeast Naval Force Medal - bronze (Navy)
- Southern Naval Force Medal - gold (Navy)
- Southern Naval Force Medal - silver (Navy)
- Southern Naval Force Medal - bronze (Navy)
- Campaign Medal (Army)
- Italy Campaign Medal (Air Force)
- Aviation Cross, ribbon A (Air Force)
- Aviation Cross, ribbon B (Air Force)
Outstanding service awards
[edit]Military good service awards
[edit]- Military Medal[2]
- Troops Medal
- Good services Medal of the Military Police of the Federal District
- Medal of Merit for the officers and men of the Federal District Fire Brigade
Medals for contribution to national war efforts
[edit]Military service medals
[edit]- Naval Medal of Distinguished Service [a] (Brazil)
- Peacemaker Medal [b] (Brazil)
- Santos-Dumont Merit Medal (Brazil)
- Marshal Trompowsky Medal (Brazil)
- Tamandaré Medal of Merit [c] (Brazil)
- Amazonic Service Medal (Brazil)
- Medal Bartolomeu de Gusmão [d] (Brazil)
- Airborne Medal of Merit (Brazil)
- Joint Chiefs of Staff Medal of Merit [e] (Brazil)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Portuguese: Medalha Naval de Serviços Distintos
- ^ Portuguese: Medalha do Pacificador
- ^ Portuguese: Medalha do Mérito Tamandaré
- ^ Portuguese: Medalha Bartolomeu de Gusmão
- ^ Portuguese: Medalha Mérito do Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas
References
[edit]- ^ "DECRETO No 40.556, DE 17 DE DEZEMBRO DE 1956" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República Casa Civil Subchefia para Assuntos Jurídicos. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "DECRETO No 4.238, DE 15 DE NOVEMBRO DE 1901" [DECREE No. 4,238 , OF NOVEMBER 15, 1901]. www.planalto.gov.br (in Portuguese). 15 November 1901. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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