Order of Rio Branco
Honorific order of Brazil
| Order of Rio Branco (Ordem de Rio Branco) | |
|---|---|
 Grand Cross insignia of the Order of Rio Branco. | |
| Awarded by President of Brazil | |
| Type | Order |
| Established | 5 February 1963 |
| Motto | UBIQUE PATRIAE MEMOR |
| Awarded for | Services to the state of Brazil |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Founder | João Goulart |
| Grand Master | The President of Brazil |
| Chancellor | The Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Grades | Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight Medal |
The Order of Rio Branco (Ordem de Rio Branco) is an honorific order of Brazil instituted by decree 51.697 of February 5, 1963. It is named in honor of the Brazilian diplomat José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco.
The President of Brazil serves as the Grand Master of the Order while the Minister of Foreign Affairs is the order's Chancellor.
Ranks
The order is composed of six ranks of merit :
- Grand Cross (unlimited)
- Grand Officer (60 members)
- Commander (50 members)
- Officer (40 members)
- Knight (30 members)
- Medal (unlimited)
Insignia
The ribbon of the medal is blue with white borders.
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Notable recipients
- Grand Crosses
- Ban Ki-moon
- Maria Barroso
- Abdelouahed Belkeziz
- Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland[1][2]
- Olavo de Carvalho[3]
- Pierre-François Forissier
- Frederik X of Denmark[4]
- Édouard Guillaud
- Onno Hattinga van't Sant
- Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland[5][1][2]
- Jean-Paul Paloméros
- Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco
- Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira
- Rudolf Schuster[6]
- Sadao Watanabe[7]
- Mako Komuro, formerly Princess Mako of Akishino
- Grand Officers
- Benedito Antônio de lima
- Beatriz Consuelo
- Vicente Blanco Gaspar
- Duarte de Freitas do Amaral
- Commanders
- Knights
- Adnan Kassar
- Maha Mamo
- Simona Miculescu
- Andrew Parsons (sports administrator)
- Mario Pavan
- Riordan Roett
- Edmond Safra
- Toots Thielemans
- Álvaro de Vasconcelos
- Officer
- Roberto Ladijanski
- Cafu
- Inversin Alexandru
- Grzegorz Hajdarowicz
- Maria da Conceição Tavares
- Julija Bal
- Pelé
- Charlie Byrd
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Medal
- Diego Scardone
- Unknown Class
- Renato Aragão
- Elizabeth Bishop
- Yeda Pessoa de Castro
- Alfredo Chiaradía
- Maria d'Apparecida[9]
- Eli Whitney Debevoise II
- Tewolde Gebremariam
- Nahum Goldmann
- José Graziano da Silva
- Enrique V. Iglesias
- Ivan Izquierdo
- Álvaro Manzano
- Milinda Moragoda
- Airto Moreira
- Marlos Nobre
- Fayga Ostrower
- Flora Purim
- Ciro de Quadros
- Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo
- Edouard Saouma
- Mario Silva (politician)
- Peter Sutherland
- Vladimir Vasiliev (dancer)
- Inger Wikström
References
- ^ a b State visit of Lula da Silva in 2007, ANP Photo of Victoria, Carl Philip & Madeleine
- ^ a b Diário Oficial da União - DECRETO DE 5 DE SETEMBRO DE 2007
- ^ ""Macron uniu Brasil em torno de Bolsonaro", diz Olavo de Carvalho". August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ "DOU 1/07/1999 - Pg. 105 - Seção 1 | Diário Oficial da União | Diários Jusbrasil". Jusbrasil. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ State visit of Lula da Silva in 2007, ANP Photo, Madeleine wearing the order
- ^ "Tlačová agentúra Slovenskej republiky - TASR.sk". www.tasr.sk. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Biography".
- ^ Who's Who in Lebanon (19th ed.). Beirut: Publitec Publications. 2007. p. 143. doi:10.1515/9783110945904.476. ISBN 978-3-598-07734-0.
- ^ "Biographie Maria d'Apparecida" [Biography Maria d'Apparecida]. Who's Who in France (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
External links
- Decree nº51.697, de 5 february 1963
- Ministério das Relações Exteriore - Ordem de Rio Branco
- Ministério das Relações Exteriore - Regulamento da Ordem de Rio Branco
