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Order of Rio Branco

The Order of Rio Branco (Ordem de Rio Branco) is an honorific order of Brazil.

Contents

Ranks

The order is composed of six ranks of merit :

  • Grand Cross (unlimited)
  • Grand Officer (60 members)
  • Commander (50 members)
  • Officer (40 members)
  • Knight (30 members)
  • Medal (unlimited)

    • Insignia

    The ribbon of the medal is blue with white borders.

    Notable recipients

    Grand Crosses :

  • Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Värmland (2007)
  • Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (2007)
  • Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark

    • Commanders :

  • Toots Thielemans
  • António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal

    • Knights:

  • Pelé, Footballer

    • References

    Order of Rio Branco Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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