Comparative army officer ranks of Lusophone countries

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

Officers

Rank groupGeneral/flag officersField/senior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Flag of Angola.svg  Angolan Army [1]
17.AA-GE.svg Angola-Army-OF-9.svg Angola-Army-OF-8.svg Angola-Army-OF-7.svg Angola-Army-OF-5.svg Angola-Army-OF-4.svg Angola-Army-OF-3.svg Angola-Army-OF-2.svg Angola-Army-OF-1b.svg Angola-Army-OF-1a.svg Angola-Army-OF-(D).svg
General de exércitoGeneralTenente-generalBrigadeiroCoronelTenente-coronelMayorCapitãoTenenteSub-tenenteAspirante
Flag of the Brazilian Army.png  Brazilian Army [2]
Barzil-Army-OF-10.svg Barzil-Army-OF-9.svg Barzil-Army-OF-8.svg Barzil-Army-OF-7.svg Barzil-Army-OF-5.svg Barzil-Army-OF-4.svg Barzil-Army-OF-3.svg Barzil-Army-OF-2.svg Barzil-Army-OF-1b.svg Barzil-Army-OF-1a.svg Barzil-Army-OF-(D).svg CAD-AMAN4.png
Marechal General de exércitoGeneral de divisãoGeneral de brigadaCoronelTenente-coronelMajorCapitãoPrimeiro tenenteSegundo tenenteAspirante a oficial Cadete/Aluno
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verdean National Guard [3]
Blank.svg Blank.svg Cape Verde-army-OF-5.svg Cape Verde-army-OF-4.svg Cape Verde-army-OF-3.svg Cape Verde-army-OF-2.svg Cape Verde-army-OF-1c.svg Cape Verde-army-OF-1b.svg Cape Verde-army-OF-1a.svg Cape Verde-army-OF-(D).svg
Major-generalBrigadeiroCoronelTenente-coronelMajorCapitãoPrimeiro tenenteTenenteSubtenenteAspirante
Military flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Army of Guinea-Bissau
15. Guinea-Bissau GEN.svg 14. Guinea-Bissau LG.svg 13. Guinea-Bissau MG.svg 12. Guinea-Bissau BG.svg 11. Guinea-Bissau COL.svg 10. Guinea-Bissau LTC.svg 09. Guinea-Bissau MAJ.svg 08. Guinea-Bissau CAPT.svg 07. Guinea-Bissau 1LT.svg Blank.svg 06. Guinea-Bissau 2LT.svg
General Tenente-general Major-general Brigadeir-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Primeiro tenente Tenente Subtenente
Rank groupGeneral/flag officersField/senior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambican Army
Mozambique-Army-OF-8.svg Mozambique-Army-OF-7.svg Mozambique-Army-OF-6.svg Mozambique-Army-OF-5.svg Mozambique-Army-OF-4.svg Mozambique-Army-OF-3.svg Mozambique-Army-OF-2.svg Mozambique-Army-OF-1b.svg Mozambique-Army-OF-1a.svg
Coronel generalTenente generalMajor generalCoronelTenente coronelMajorCapitãoTenienteAlferes
Military flag of Portugal.svg  Portuguese Army [4]
Army-POR-OF-10.svg Army-POR-OF-09.svg Army-POR-OF-08.svg Army-POR-OF-07.svg Army-POR-OF-06.svg Army-POR-OF-05a.svg Army-POR-OF-05b.svg Army-POR-OF-04.svg Army-POR-OF-03.svg Army-POR-OF-02.svg Army-POR-OF-01a.svg Army-POR-OF-01b.svg Army-POR-OF-00a.svg Army-POR-OF-00b.svg
Marechal do exército GeneralTenente-generalMajor-generalBrigadeiro-generalCoronel-tirocinado
[lower-alpha 1]
CoronelTenente-coronelMajorCapitãoTenenteAlferesAspirante-a-oficialCadete
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg Army of São Tomé and Príncipe
Blank.svg STeP OF-5.svg STeP OF-4.svg STeP OF-3.svg STeP OF-2.svg STeP OF-1b.svg STeP OF-1a.svg STeP OF-D.svg
BrigadeiroCoronelTenente-coronel Major CapitãoTenenteAlferesAspirante-a-Oficial-Aluno
Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste Army
Timor-Leste-Army-OF-9.svg Timor-Leste-Army-OF-8.svg Timor-Leste-Army-OF-7.svg Timor-Leste-Army-OF-6.svg 12.TLDF-COL.svg 11.TLDF-LTC.svg 10.TLDF-MAJ.svg Timor-Leste-Army-OF-2.svg Timor-Leste-Army-OF-1b.svg Timor-Leste-Army-OF-1a.svg
GeneralTenente-generalMajor-generalBrigadeiro-generalCoronelTenente-coronelMajorCapitãoTenenteAlferesAspirante
Rank groupGeneral/flag officersField/senior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet

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References

  1. "Postos do Exército". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Army. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. "Postos e Graduações - Exército". eb.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Army. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. "Patente". fa.gov.cv (in Portuguese). Cape Verdean Armed Forces. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. "POSTOS E DISTINTIVOS EXÉRCITO". antigo.mdn.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  1. Colonel who has completed the General Officer training course. Between 1929 and 1937, the Coronel-tirocinado was called Brigadeiro.