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Honorific order of Brazil

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Order of Rio Branco (Ordem de Rio Branco) Grand Cross insignia of the Order of Rio Branco. Awarded by President of Brazil Type Order Established 5 February 1963 Motto UBIQUE PATRIAE MEMOR Awarded for Services to the state of Brazil Status Currently awarded Founder João Goulart Grand Master The President of Brazil Chancellor The Minister of Foreign Affairs Grades Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight Medal

The **Order of Rio Branco** (*Ordem de Rio Branco*) is an honorific order of [Brazil](/source/Brazil) instituted by decree 51.697 of February 5, 1963. It is named in honor of the Brazilian diplomat [José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Paranhos%2C_Baron_of_Rio_Branco).

The President of Brazil serves as the Grand Master of the Order while the Minister of Foreign Affairs is the order's Chancellor.

## 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.

Ribbon bars Medal Knight Officer Commander Grand Officer Grand Cross

## Notable recipients

- Grand Crosses - [Ban Ki-moon](/source/Ban_Ki-moon) - [Maria Barroso](/source/Maria_Barroso) - [Abdelouahed Belkeziz](/source/Abdelouahed_Belkeziz) - [Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland](/source/Prince_Carl_Philip%2C_Duke_of_V%C3%A4rmland)[1][2] - [Olavo de Carvalho](/source/Olavo_de_Carvalho)[3] - [Pierre-François Forissier](/source/Pierre-Fran%C3%A7ois_Forissier) - [Frederik X of Denmark](/source/Frederik_X)[4] - [Édouard Guillaud](/source/%C3%89douard_Guillaud) - [Onno Hattinga van't Sant](/source/Onno_Hattinga_van't_Sant) - [Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland](/source/Princess_Madeleine%2C_Duchess_of_H%C3%A4lsingland_and_G%C3%A4strikland)[5][1][2] - [Jean-Paul Paloméros](/source/Jean-Paul_Palom%C3%A9ros) - [Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco](/source/Alfredo_Pareja_Diezcanseco) - [Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira](/source/Vasco_Joaquim_Rocha_Vieira) - [Rudolf Schuster](/source/Rudolf_Schuster)[6] - [Sadao Watanabe](/source/Sadao_Watanabe_(musician))[7] - [Mako Komuro](/source/Mako_Komuro), formerly [Princess Mako of Akishino](/source/Mako_Komuro)

- Grand Officers - [Benedito Antônio de Lima](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Benedito_Ant%C3%B4nio_de_Lima&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Beatriz Consuelo](/source/Beatriz_Consuelo) - [Vicente Blanco Gaspar](/source/Vicente_Blanco_Gaspar) - [Duarte de Freitas do Amaral](/source/Duarte_de_Freitas_do_Amaral) - [Valdecy Urquiza](/source/Valdecy_Urquiza)[8]

- Commanders - [Ayrton Senna](/source/Ayrton_Senna) - [Marta (footballer)](/source/Marta_(footballer)) - [Laurindo Almeida](/source/Laurindo_Almeida) - [Celso Antunes](/source/Celso_Antunes) - [Silvio Barbato](/source/Silvio_Barbato) - [Gerard Béhague](/source/Gerard_B%C3%A9hague) - [Luiz Bevilacqua](/source/Luiz_Bevilacqua) - [Augustin Buzura](/source/Augustin_Buzura)[9] - [António Costa](/source/Ant%C3%B3nio_Costa) - [Richard Descoings](/source/Richard_Descoings) - [Gilbert Forray](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gilbert_Forray&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Graciano García García](/source/Graciano_Garc%C3%ADa_Garc%C3%ADa) - [Gilberto Gil](/source/Gilberto_Gil) - [Rita Lee](/source/Rita_Lee) - [Marius Haas](/source/Marius_Haas)[10] - [Angela Villela Olinto](/source/Angela_Villela_Olinto) - [Andrew Parsons (sports administrator)](/source/Andrew_Parsons_(sports_administrator)) - [Edmond Safra](/source/Edmond_Safra) - [Álvaro de Vasconcelos](/source/%C3%81lvaro_de_Vasconcelos) - [Adnan Kassar](/source/Adnan_Kassar)

- Officer - [Roberto Ladijanski](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roberto_Ladijanski&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Cafu](/source/Cafu) - [Alexandru Inversin](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexandru_Inversin&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Grzegorz Hajdarowicz](/source/Grzegorz_Hajdarowicz) - [Maria da Conceição Tavares](/source/Maria_da_Concei%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Tavares) - [Toots Thielemans](/source/Toots_Thielemans) - [Simona Miculescu](/source/Simona_Miculescu) - [Riordan Roett](/source/Riordan_Roett)

- Knights - [Pelé](/source/Pel%C3%A9) - [Charlie Byrd](/source/Charlie_Byrd) - [Ryuichi Sakamoto](/source/Ryuichi_Sakamoto) - [Maha Mamo](/source/Maha_Mamo)

- Medal - Diego Scardone - [Ramzi Salman](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ramzi_Salman&action=edit&redlink=1)

- Unknown Class - [Renato Aragão](/source/Renato_Arag%C3%A3o) - [Elizabeth Bishop](/source/Elizabeth_Bishop) - [Yeda Pessoa de Castro](/source/Yeda_Pessoa_de_Castro) - [Alfredo Chiaradía](/source/Alfredo_Chiarad%C3%ADa) - [Maria d'Apparecida](/source/Maria_d'Apparecida)[11] - [Eli Whitney Debevoise II](/source/Eli_Whitney_Debevoise_II) - [Tewolde Gebremariam](/source/Tewolde_Gebremariam) - [Nahum Goldmann](/source/Nahum_Goldmann) - [José Graziano da Silva](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Graziano_da_Silva) - [Enrique V. Iglesias](/source/Enrique_V._Iglesias) - [Ivan Izquierdo](/source/Ivan_Izquierdo) - [Álvaro Manzano](/source/%C3%81lvaro_Manzano) - [Milinda Moragoda](/source/Milinda_Moragoda) - [Airto Moreira](/source/Airto_Moreira) - [Marlos Nobre](/source/Marlos_Nobre) - [Fayga Ostrower](/source/Fayga_Ostrower) - [Flora Purim](/source/Flora_Purim) - [Ciro de Quadros](/source/Ciro_de_Quadros) - [Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo](/source/Marcelo_S%C3%A1nchez_Sorondo) - [Edouard Saouma](/source/Edouard_Saouma) - [Mario Silva (politician)](/source/Mario_Silva_(politician)) - [Peter Sutherland](/source/Peter_Sutherland) - [Vladimir Vasiliev (dancer)](/source/Vladimir_Vasiliev_(dancer)) - [Inger Wikström](/source/Inger_Wikstr%C3%B6m)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Lula_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Lula_1-1) State visit of Lula da Silva in 2007, [ANP Photo](http://www.anpfoto.nl/search.pp?page=1&ShowPicture=6279887&pos=1) of Victoria, Carl Philip & Madeleine

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Sweden_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Sweden_2-1) [Diário Oficial da União](http://www.jusbrasil.com.br/diarios/708191/dou-secao-1-06-09-2007-pg-7) - DECRETO DE 5 DE SETEMBRO DE 2007

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [""Macron uniu Brasil em torno de Bolsonaro", diz Olavo de Carvalho"](https://republicadecuritiba.net/2019/08/31/macron-uniu-brasil-em-torno-de-bolsonaro-diz-olavo-de-carvalho/). August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["DOU 1/07/1999 - Pg. 105 - Seção 1 | Diário Oficial da União | Diários Jusbrasil"](https://www.jusbrasil.com.br/diarios/1282642/pg-105-secao-1-diario-oficial-da-uniao-dou-de-01-07-1999). *Jusbrasil*. Retrieved September 17, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** State visit of Lula da Silva in 2007, [ANP Photo](http://www.anpfoto.nl/search.pp?page=1&ShowPicture=6279906&pos=5), Madeleine wearing the order

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Tlačová agentúra Slovenskej republiky - TASR.sk"](https://www.tasr.sk/tasr-clanok/TASR:2024011100000095). *www.tasr.sk*. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Biography"](https://www.sadao.com/en/biography-2/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Crime organizado virou "empresa multinacional", diz Lula na Interpol"](https://www.poder360.com.br/seguranca-publica/crime-organizado-virou-empresa-multinacional-diz-lula-na-interpol/). *Poder 360* (in Portuguese). 9 June 2025. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250609153428/https://www.poder360.com.br/seguranca-publica/crime-organizado-virou-empresa-multinacional-diz-lula-na-interpol/) from the original on 9 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["A murit Augustin Buzura"](https://www.observatorcultural.ro/articol/murit-augustin-buzura/). *[Observator Cultural](/source/Observator_Cultural)* (in Romanian). Vol. 880. July 11, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [*Who's Who in Lebanon*](https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110945904.476) (19th ed.). Beirut: Publitec Publications. 2007. p. 143. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1515/9783110945904.476](https://doi.org/10.1515%2F9783110945904.476). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-598-07734-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-598-07734-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Biographie Maria d'Apparecida"](https://www.whoswho.fr/decede/biographie-maria-d-apparecida_6566) [Biography Maria d'Apparecida]. *[Who's Who in France](/source/Who's_Who_in_France)* (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2022.

## External links

- [Decree nº51.697, de 5 february 1963](http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/decreto/1950-1969/d51697.htm)

- [Ministério das Relações Exteriore](http://www.itamaraty.gov.br/pt-BR/cerimonial/5698-ordem-de-rio-branco) - Ordem de Rio Branco

- [Ministério das Relações Exteriore](http://www.itamaraty.gov.br/pt-BR/cerimonial/5699-regulamento-da-ordem-de-rio-branco) - Regulamento da Ordem de Rio Branco

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