Home Page World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations Last Updated 16.11.2020
Brazilian Armed Forces
Ranks
 
Pay
Grade		    Brazilian Army [1]    US Army Equivalent    Brazilian Navy    US Navy Equivalent Pay
Grade
G2    General de Divisão    MG    Major General    Vice-Almirante    R.Adm.    Rear Admiral [2] G2
G1    General de Brigada    BG    Brigadier General    Contra-Almirante    Comd.    Commodore [2] G1
O6    Coronél    COL    Colonel    Capitão-de-Mar-e-Guerra    Capt.    Captain O6
O5    Tenente-Coronél    LTC    Lieutenant Colonel    Capitão-de-Fragata    Cdr.    Commander O5
O4    Major    MAJ    Major    Capitão-de-Corveta    Lt. Cdr.    Lieutenant Commander O4
O3    Capitão    CPT    Captain    Capitão-Tenente    Lt.    Lieutenant O3
O2    Primeiro Tenente    1LT    First Lieutenant    Primeiro-Tenente    Lt. (jg)    Lieutenant (junior grade) O2
O1    Segundo Tenente    2LT    Second Lieutenant    Segundo-Tenente    Ens.    Ensign O1
[1] A R/2 behind the rank indicated a graduate of the Reserve Officers Preparation Center (CPOR), including temporary medical, religious, or technical officers.
[2] Up to 8 April 1943 the USN G1 pay grade was Rear Admiral (Lower Half), abbreviated as R.Adm. (LH),
and the G2 pay grade was know as Rear Admiral (Upper Half), abbreviated as R.Adm. (UH).
 
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