Rio Branco Order

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The Rio Branco Order (officially Portuguese Ordem de Rio Branco ) is an Order of Merit of Brazil and was established on February 5, 1963 by President João Goulart . The order is named after the politician and statesman José Maria da Silva Paranhos , Baron of Rio Branco (Barão do Rio Branco), who operated the definition and consolidation of Brazil's national borders at the beginning of the 20th century (1902–1912). The Grand Master of the Order is the respective President of the country.

Order classes

The medal is awarded in five classes and one medal of merit:

• Grand Cross (Grã-Cruz), unlimited
• Grand Officer (Grande Oficial), 60
• Commander (Comendador), 50
• Officer (Oficial), 40
• Knight (Cavaleiro), 30
• Medal (Medalha), unlimited

Order decoration

The sign of the order is a white-enamelled four-armed eight-pointed cross with a gold armillary sphere in the middle and a blue-enameled circle with the inscription Ubique Patriae Memor, the reverse shows the years 1845 1912, the years of life of the Baron of Rio Branco.

Known porters

Grand Cross:

• Frederik of Denmark (1999)
• Carl Philip of Sweden (2007)
• Madeleine of Sweden (2007)

Commander:

• Toots Thielemans , musician
• António Costa , Prime Minister of Portugal
• Laurindo Almeida , musician

Officer (Official):

• Martin Murtfeld , German banker

Knight:

• Pelé , footballer

Web links

Commons : Rio Branco Order  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Decree No. 51.697 of February 5, 1963 . Retrieved January 18, 2018 (Portuguese).
2. ^ Regulation on the Order of Rio Branco. In: gov.br. www.itamaraty.gov.br, accessed on January 18, 2018 (English).