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 Aspirante
 Brazilian Army[2]
 Marshal Army General Divisional General Brigade General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Aspirant Officer
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 Verde 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[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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