Orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil

Rewards of Brazil
President Lula da Silva, with the order of Merit.

The following is a list of the orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil:[1]

National orders and decorations

National Orders

  • 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

  • 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

Military Orders

  • 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

  • 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

  • Order of the National Congress
  • Chamber of Deputies Medal of Legislative Merit

Orders and Decorations granted by the Federal Judiciary or the Federal Public Ministry

  • Order of Merit of the Labour Judiciary
  • Order of Military Judicial Merit
  • Order of Merit for Military Public Prosecution Service

Former orders

Military awards and decorations

Decorations for military bravery

  • Combat Cross First Class (Army)
  • Combat Cross Second Class (Army)
  • Navy Cross (Navy)
  • Bravery Cross (Air Force)

Wound medals

  • Blood of Brazil Medal
  • Blood Cross (Air Force)

Wartime medals for operational service

  • 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

  • Distinguished Service Cross
  • Medal of Victory
  • Marshal Cordeiro de Farias Medal of Merit

Military good service awards

  • 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

  • War Services Medal (Navy)
  • Medal of the South Atlantic Campaign (Navy)
  • War Medal

Military service medals

  • Naval Medal of Distinguished Service ' Naval Medal of Distinguished Service [a] (Brazil)
  • Peacemaker Medal ' Peacemaker Medal [b] (Brazil)
  • Santos-Dumont Merit Medal ' Santos-Dumont Merit Medal (Brazil)
  • Marshal Trompowsky Medal ' Marshal Trompowsky Medal (Brazil)
  • Tamandaré Medal of Merit ' Tamandaré Medal of Merit [c] (Brazil)
  • Amazonic Service Medal ' Amazonic Service Medal (Brazil)
  • Medal Bartolomeu de Gusmão ' Medal Bartolomeu de Gusmão [d] (Brazil)
  • Airborne Medal of Merit ' Airborne Medal of Merit (Brazil)
  • Joint Chiefs of Staff Medal of Merit ' Joint Chiefs of Staff Medal of Merit [e] (Brazil)

Notes

  1. ^ Portuguese: Medalha Naval de Serviços Distintos
  2. ^ Portuguese: Medalha do Pacificador
  3. ^ Portuguese: Medalha do Mérito Tamandaré
  4. ^ Portuguese: Medalha Bartolomeu de Gusmão
  5. ^ Portuguese: Medalha Mérito do Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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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