Orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil

The following is a list of the orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil:^[1]

National orders and decorations

• Order of the Southern Cross
• National Order of Merit
• Legislative Chamber of Deputies Medal of Merit
• Order of Merit for Defence
• Order of Naval Merit
• Order of Military Merit
• Order of Aeronautical Merit
• Joint Armed Forces Merit Order
• Order of Rio Branco
• National Order of Scientific Merit
• Order of Military Judicial Merit
• Order of Medical Merit
• Maua Merit Medal
• Order of Merit for Public Military Administration
• Medal of Military Sports Merit
• Order of Intelligence Merit

Former orders

• Order of Christ
• Order of Columbus
• Imperial Order of Aviz
• Imperial Order of Saint James of the Sword
• Order of Pedro I
• Order of the Rose

Military awards and decorations

Decorations for military bravery

• Navy Cross (Navy)
• Combat Cross Second Class (Army)
• Combat Cross First Class (Army)
• Bravery Cross (Air Force)

Wound medals

• Blood Of Brazil Medal
• Blood Cross (Air Force)

Wartime medals for operational service

• Campaign Cross (War of 1914-1918)
• Victory Medal (War of 1914-1918)
• Medal of Distinguished Service (Navy)
• War Services Medal with stars (Navy)
• Northeast Naval Force Medal (Navy)
• Southern Naval Force Medal (Navy)
• Campaign Medal (Army)
• Aviation Cross, ribbon A (Navy)
• Italy Campaign Medal Italy (Navy)
• Aviation Cross, ribbon B (Navy)

Outstanding service awards

• Distinguished Service Cross (Air Force)
• Medal of Victory
• Marshal Cordeiro de Farias Medal of Merit

Military good service awards

• Military Medal
• Troops Medal
• Good services Medal of the Military Police of the Federal District
• Medal of Merit for the officers and men of the Federal District Fire Brigade

Medals for contribution to national war efforts

• War Services Medal without star (Navy)
• War Medal
• Medal of the South Atlantic Campaign

Military service medals

• Naval Medal of Distinguished Service
• Peacemaker Medal
• Medal of Merit Santos Dumont
• Marshal Trompowsky Medal
• Medal of Merit Tamandaré
• Amazonic Service Medal
• Medal Bartolomeu de Gusmão
• Airborne Medal of Merit

References

1. "DECRETO No 40.556, DE 17 DE DEZEMBRO DE 1956" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República Casa Civil Subchefia para Assuntos Jurídicos. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

External links

• Medalhas Secretaria-Geral do Exército.