Comparative army officer ranks of Lusophone countries

Last updated August 13, 2021

Rank comparison chart of officers for armies/land forces of Lusophone states.

Officers

Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers				Junior officers					Officer cadet
Angolan Army ^[1] v t e
Angolan Army ^[1] v t e		General de exército	General	Tenente-general	Brigadeiro	Coronel		Tenente-coronel	Mayor	Capitão	Tenente		Sub-tenente		Aspirante
Brazilian Army ^[2] v t e
Brazilian Army ^[2] v t e	Marechal	General de exército	General de divisão	General de brigada		Coronel		Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Primeiro tenente		Segundo tenente		Aspirante a oficial	Cadete/Aluno
Cape Verdean National Guard ^[3] v t e
Cape Verdean National Guard ^[3] v t e				Major-general	Brigadeiro	Coronel		Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Primeiro tenente	Tenente		Subtenente	Aspirante
Army of Guinea-Bissau v t e
Army of Guinea-Bissau v t e		General	Tenente-general	Major-general	Brigadeir-general	Coronel		Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Primeiro tenente	Tenente		Subtenente
Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers				Junior officers					Officer cadet
Mozambican Army v t e
Mozambican Army v t e		Coronel general	Tenente general	Major general		Coronel		Tenente coronel	Major	Capitão	Teniente		Alferes
Portuguese Army ^[4] v t e
Portuguese Army ^[4] v t e	Marechal do exército	General	Tenente-general	Major-general	Brigadeiro-general	Coronel-tirocinado ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Coronel	Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Tenente		Alferes		Aspirante-a-oficial	Cadete
Army of São Tomé and Príncipe v t e
Army of São Tomé and Príncipe v t e					Brigadeiro	Coronel		Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Tenente		Alferes		Aspirante-a-Oficial-Aluno
Timor-Leste Army v t e
Timor-Leste Army v t e		General	Tenente-general	Major-general	Brigadeiro-general	Coronel		Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Tenente		Alferes		Aspirante
Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers				Junior officers					Officer cadet

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References

↑ "Postos do Exército". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Army. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
↑ "Postos e Graduações - Exército". eb.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Army. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
↑ "Patente". fa.gov.cv (in Portuguese). Cape Verdean Armed Forces. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
↑ "POSTOS E DISTINTIVOS EXÉRCITO". antigo.mdn.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

↑ Colonel who has completed the General Officer training course. Between 1929 and 1937, the Coronel-tirocinado was called Brigadeiro.

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[Angola_Army-1] "Postos do Exército". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Army. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[Brazil_Army-2] "Postos e Graduações - Exército". eb.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Army. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[CapeVerde_Army-3] "Patente". fa.gov.cv (in Portuguese). Cape Verdean Armed Forces. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Portugal_Army-4] "POSTOS E DISTINTIVOS EXÉRCITO". antigo.mdn.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[Coronel-tirocinado-5] Colonel who has completed the General Officer training course. Between 1929 and 1937, the Coronel-tirocinado was called Brigadeiro.

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