Orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil

National Orders • National Order of the Southern Cross (highest National Order, for foreigners only) • National Order of Merit (highest National Order that admits Brazilian Nationals to its ranks) • National Order of Scientific Merit Distinction granted by special statute • Inscription in the Book of Merit of the Heroes of the Fatherland (Steel Book) Orders and decorations granted by the Executive Branch, ranking below the National Orders Military Orders wearing several Brazilian orders, decorations, and medals at the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito, 2019. • Order of Defence Merit • Order of Military Merit • Order of Naval Merit • Order of Aeronautical Merit • Medal of Military Sports Merit • Order of Intelligence Merit • Order of Merit Military Public Ministry Special Purpose Civilian Orders and Medals • Order of Rio Branco (usually granted to personnel of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, for achievements in diplomacy, or for foreigners) • Order of Cultural Merit • Order of Educational Merit • Order of Sports Merit • Order of Medical Merit • Maua Merit Medal (for entrepreneurs of the transport sector), • Order of Labor Merit (In 2007 renamed the Order of Labor Merit of Getúlio Vargas) () and others Orders and Decorations granted by the Legislative Branch • Order of the National Congress • Chamber of Deputies Medal of Legislative Merit Orders and Decorations granted by the Federal Judiciary or the Federal Public Ministry • Order of Merit of the Labour Judiciary • Order of Military Judicial Merit • Order of Merit for Military Public Prosecution Service ==Former orders==