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The
military ranks of the Empire of Brazil
were a
rank
system used by the
Armed Forces of the Empire of Brazil
.
Officers and NCOs of the Paraguayan War
Imperial army
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The rank insignia of the
Estado-Maior General
(General/Flag officers) were established by an Imperial Decree of 7 October 1823. They bore the leaves of an
Oak-tree
, similar to the ranks of the
Portuguese Army
of the early 1800s. The ranks for the Senior and Junior Officers were the same throughout
Pedro II
's reign.
Promotion
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In 1850, a law regulating the Promotion of officers in the Imperial Brazilian Army was approved. According to this legislation, to become an oficer, one must have spent at least two years as a
praca
, and be at least 18 years old. This meant that to become an
Alferes
, equivalent to a 2º
Lieutenant
, one had to be either a
Sergeant
or a
Cadet
with service time at lower rankings, not to mention the students from the
Escola Militar
whose entrance to officership was handled by a separate legislation. To move up the rankings to
Captain
, the officer must have spent two years serving as a
Tenente
and two years as an
Alferes.
Promotion off Captain, after three years serving as one, would be as such: half of the officers promoted from
Major
to
Coronel
would be due to their service time, and the other for their accomplishments. On the other hand, promotion to the General Officers would only be granted for the accomplishments of the officer.
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For the Pracas however, to achieve promotion was based on whether the praca had volunteered or had been conscripted. Jose Iran Ribeiro, from the
Federal University of Santa Maria
, found out that, from a group of 15 volunteers, 9 had risen up to become sergeants 6 of them before reaching 20 years of age. For 16 conscripts, promotion to sergeant was achieved by 5 of them, 3 of them after their 25th birthday.
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Paraguayan war
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Officers
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Corporal of the 1st Fatherland Volunteer Battalion during the Paraguayan War
Pracas
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National Guard
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1831
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Officers
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Rank group
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General / flag officers
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Senior officers
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Junior officers
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Officer cadet
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Collar Rank insignia
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Name
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Comandante Superior
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Coronel Chefe de Legiao
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Tenente-coronel
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Sargento-Major
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Capitao
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Tenente
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Alferes
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Pracas
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References
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- ^
"LEI Nº 585, DE 6 DE SETEMBRO DE 1850"
[LAW Nº 585, OF SEPTEMBER 6TH 1850].
www2.camara.leg.br
(in Portuguese). 1850
. Retrieved
2023-12-31
.
- ^
Ribeiro, Jose Iran (2010).
"Nem Oficiais, Nem Soldados: Perfis Dos Militares De Patentes intermediarias Do Exercito Imperial Brasileiro Durante a Guerra Dos Farrapos"
.
Locus: Revista De Historia
(in Portuguese).
15
(2).
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"Diario das leis ? Approva o Regulamento para execucao da Lei Nº 585 de 6 de Setembro de 1850"
[Diary of laws ? Approves the Regulation for the execution of Law Nº 585 of September 6, 1850.].
www.diariodasleis.com.br
(in Brazilian Portuguese)
. Retrieved
2023-04-22
.
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"Diario das leis ? Providencia a respeito das habilitacoes, classificacao, numero, e uniforme dos Alferes alumnos do Exercito"
[Diary of laws ? Provides information about the qualifications, classification, number, and uniform of Army student ensigns.].
www.diariodasleis.com.br
(in Brazilian Portuguese)
. Retrieved
2023-04-22
.
- ^
Castro, Celso (2012).
Exercito e nacao: estudos sobre a historia do exercito brasileiro
(in Brazilian Portuguese). p. 14.
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a
b
Fernandes 1849
, p. 65.
Bibliography
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- Barroso, Gustavo (1922).
Uniformes Do Exercito Brasileiro
[
Uniforms of the Brazilian Army
] (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- Barroso, Gustavo (1938).
"Historia Militar do Brasil"
[Military History of Brazil] (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- Fernandes, Antonio Manoel (1849).
Indice chronologico, explicativo e remissivo da legislacao brasileira desde 1822 ate 1848 : precedido cada anno, alem do reinado, que a elle presidio, dos nomes dos ministros, que dirigirao as respectivas reparticoes, e cada legislatura dos nomes dos senadores, e deputados, que nella tomarao parte
[
Chronological, explanatory and remissive index of Brazilian legislation from 1822 to 1848: preceded each year, in addition to the reign, which he presided over, the names of ministers, who will direct the respective departments, and each legislature of the names of senators, and deputies, who will take part in it
] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Vol. 2. p. 65.
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