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 Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Angolan Army[1]
General de exército General Tenente-general Brigadeiro Coronel Tenente-coronel Mayor Capitão Tenente Sub-tenente Aspirante
 Brazilian Army[2]
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]
Major-general Brigadeiro Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Primeiro tenente Tenente Subtenente Aspirante
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
[lower-alpha 1]		 Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes Aspirante-a-oficial Cadete
Army of São Tomé and Príncipe
Brigadeiro Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes Aspirante-a-Oficial-Aluno
Timor-Leste Army
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

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.
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