Comparative army officer ranks of Lusophone countries

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

Officers

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Angolan Army[1]
General de exército General Tenente-general Brigadeiro Coronel Tenente-coronel Mayor Capitão Tenente Sub-tenente
 Brazilian Army[2]
 Marshal Army General Divisional General Brigade General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Marechal General de exército General de divisão General de brigada Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Primeiro tenente Segundo tenente
Cape Verde Cape Verdean National Guard[3]
Major-general Brigadeiro-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Primeiro tenente Tenente Subtenente
Army of Equatorial Guinea
General de division General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Comandante Capitán Teniente Alférez


Army of Guinea-Bissau
General Tenente-general Major-general Brigadeir-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Primeiro tenente Tenente Subtenente


Mozambican Army
Coronel-general Tenente-general Major-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes


 Portuguese Army[4]
Marechal do Exército General Tenente-general Major-general Brigadeiro-general Coronel-tirocinado
[a] 		Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes


Army of São Tomé and Príncipe
Brigadeiro Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes Aspirante-a-Oficial-Aluno


Timor-Leste Army[5]
General Tenente-general Major-general Brigadeiro-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes Aspirante


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet

References

  1. ^ "Postos do Exército". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Army. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. 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.
  5. ^ "Army ranks". Archived from the original on 29 October 2008.
  1. ^ Colonel who has completed the General Officer training course. Between 1929 and 1937, the Coronel-tirocinado was called Brigadeiro.
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