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	== Generalissimo ==		== Generalissimo ==
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	[[File:Monumento marechal deodoro rio.jpg\|thumb\|Monument to [[Deodoro da Fonseca\|Marshal Deodoro]] with the '''title''' of [[Generalissimo]]]]		[[File:Monumento marechal deodoro rio.jpg\|thumb\|Monument to [[Deodoro da Fonseca\|Marshal Deodoro]] with the '''title''' of [[Generalissimo]]]]
	On January 15, 1890, [[Deodoro da Fonseca]] was acclaimed by some troops and supporters as "''Generalíssimo Comandante das Forças de Terra e Mar''" (''Generalissimo Commander of the Forces of Land and Sea'').<ref>{{cite web \|title=Os Atos do Governo Provisório \|url=https://www.marechaldeodoro.al.gov.br/a-cidade/conheca-o-marechal-deodoro-da-fonseca/os-atos-do-governo-provisorio/#:~:text=Em%2015%20de%20janeiro%20de,de%20General%2Dde%2DBrigada. \|access-date=17 January 2025 \|website=Prefeitura de Marechal Deodoro}}<!-- auto-translated from Portuguese by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> However, there is no known official decree, law, or military act issued by the Brazilian federal government or the Ministry of War (currently the [[Ministry of Defence (Brazil)\|Ministry of Defense]]) that formally granted Fonseca a military rank higher than Marshal or Admiral, which remain the highest military rank in Brazil. The Brazilian Armed Forces do not recognize a six-star general rank in any of their branches<ref name=":7" />.		On January 15, 1890, [[Deodoro da Fonseca]] was acclaimed by some troops and supporters as "{{lang\|pt\|Generalíssimo Comandante das Forças de Terra e Mar}}" (''Generalissimo Commander of the Forces of Land and Sea'').<ref>{{cite web \|title=Os Atos do Governo Provisório \|url=https://www.marechaldeodoro.al.gov.br/a-cidade/conheca-o-marechal-deodoro-da-fonseca/os-atos-do-governo-provisorio/#:~:text=Em%2015%20de%20janeiro%20de,de%20General%2Dde%2DBrigada. \|access-date=17 January 2025 \|website=Prefeitura de Marechal Deodoro}}<!-- auto-translated from Portuguese by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> However, there is no known official decree, law, or military act issued by the Brazilian federal government or the Ministry of War (currently the [[Ministry of Defence (Brazil)\|Ministry of Defense]]) that formally granted Fonseca a military rank higher than Marshal or Admiral, which remain the highest military rank in Brazil. The Brazilian Armed Forces do not recognize a six-star general rank in any of their branches<ref name=":7" />.

		⚫	Although the term "''[[Generalissimo\|Generalíssimo]]''" has occasionally appeared in cultural or civic commemorations, such uses are symbolic or honorific. The rank does not appear in official legislation that defines the structure and hierarchy of the Armed Forces of Brazil.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Lei nº 14.751, de 12 de dezembro de 2023 \|language=pt-BR \|url=https://normas.leg.br/?urn=urn:lex:br:federal:lei:2023-12-12;14751}}</ref><ref name=":7" />

⚫	Although the term “''[[Generalissimo\|Generalíssimo]]''” has occasionally appeared in cultural or civic commemorations, particularly in local contexts (e.g., websites of municipalities like Marechal Deodoro), such uses are symbolic or honorific. The rank does not appear in official legislation such as the [Lei nº 14.751, de 12 de dezembro de 2023]([https://normas.leg.br/?urn=urn:lex:br:federal:lei:2023-12-12;14751 https://normas.leg.br/?urn=lex:br:federal:lei:2023-12-12;14751]), which defines the structure and hierarchy of the Armed Forces of Brazil.<ref name=":7" />
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⚫	The proposed six-star insignia shown in this article are artistic or speculative reconstructions, and have never been issued or officially adopted by the Brazilian military. There is no known instance of Marshal Deodoro having worn such insignia<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Barroso \|first=Gustavo \|url=https://archive.org/details/UniformesDoExrcitoBrasileiroGustavoBarroso/page/n79/mode/2up?view=theater \|title=Uniformes do Exercito Brasileiro -1730 - 1922 - \|date=1922 \|edition=Edição especial do Ministério da Guerra \|pages=68 \|language=pt \|trans-title=Uniforms of the Brazilian Army -1730 - 1922 -}}</ref>. The full adoption of ''Stars in insignia'' was established by [https://www2.camara.leg.br/legin/fed/decret/1950-1959/decreto-34999-2-fevereiro-1954-331856-publicacaooriginal-1-pe.html Decree No. 34,999 on February 2, 1954]<ref name=":9">{{Cite web \|last=Congresso Nacional do Brasil \|date=2 September 1946 \|title=DECRETO Nº 22.817, DE 12 DE JUNHO DE 1933 \|trans-title=Decree No. 34,999 on February 2, 1954 \|url=https://www2.camara.leg.br/legin/fed/decret/1950-1959/decreto-34999-2-fevereiro-1954-331856-publicacaooriginal-1-pe.html \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Câmara dos Deputados \|language=pt}}</ref>, signed by [[Getúlio Vargas]], which standardized the use of S''tars'' to visually designate general officers as known today<ref name=":9" />.

		⚫	The proposed six-star insignia shown in this article are artistic or speculative reconstructions, and have never been issued or officially adopted by the Brazilian military. There is no known instance of Marshal Deodoro having worn such insignia.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Barroso \|first=Gustavo \|url=https://archive.org/details/UniformesDoExrcitoBrasileiroGustavoBarroso/page/n79/mode/2up?view=theater \|title=Uniformes do Exercito Brasileiro -1730 - 1922 - \|date=1922 \|edition=Edição especial do Ministério da Guerra \|pages=68 \|language=pt-BR \|trans-title=Uniforms of the Brazilian Army -1730 - 1922 -}}</ref> The adoption of stars in insignia was established by law in 1954, when [[Getúlio Vargas]] signed decree number 34,999, which standardized the use of stars to visually designate general officers.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www2.camara.leg.br/legin/fed/decret/1950-1959/decreto-34999-2-fevereiro-1954-331856-publicacaooriginal-1-pe.html \|trans-title=Decree No. 34,999 on February 2, 1954 \|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web \|last=Congresso Nacional do Brasil \|date=2 September 1946 \|title=DECRETO Nº 22.817, DE 12 DE JUNHO DE 1933 \|trans-title=Decree No. 34,999 on February 2, 1954 \|url=https://www2.camara.leg.br/legin/fed/decret/1950-1959/decreto-34999-2-fevereiro-1954-331856-publicacaooriginal-1-pe.html \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Câmara dos Deputados \|language=pt-BR}}</ref>
	''Historical Note'': The title “Generalíssimo” attributed to Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca is widely regarded as ceremonial and honorific, and was used because of his protagonism in the [[Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil)\|Proclamation of the Republic]]. It lacks legal, institutional or military recognition by the Brazilian government or Armed Forces as an official military rank or institutional honor.

	=== Comparison with the title given to Brazil's [[Patron saint\|Patroness]] ===		=== Comparison with the title given to Brazil's [[Patron saint\|Patroness]] ===
	A symbolic military title of "Generalíssima" (female form of [[Generalissimo]]) has also been officially attributed to -[[Our Lady of Aparecida\|Our Lady of the Conception Aparecida]]-, the [[Patron saint\|Patroness of Brazil]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite web \|last=Marquetto \|first=Simone (MP) \|date=10 August 2023 \|title=REQ nº 2479/2023 – Requerimento de homenagem à Nossa Senhora Aparecida \|trans-title=REQ nº 2479/2023 – Request for tribute to Our Lady of Aparecida \|url=https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2310210&filename=REQ%202479/2023 \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil \|language=pt}}</ref> Unlike the symbolic association sometimes made with [[Deodoro da Fonseca\|Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca]], this title has received formal institutional recognition:		A symbolic military title of "{{lang\|pt-BR\|Generalíssima}}" (female form of [[Generalissimo]]) has also been officially given to [[Our Lady of Aparecida\|Our Lady of the Conception Aparecida]], the [[Patron saint\|Patroness of Brazil]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite web \|last=Marquetto \|first=Simone (MP) \|date=10 August 2023 \|title=REQ nº 2479/2023 – Requerimento de homenagem à Nossa Senhora Aparecida \|trans-title=REQ nº 2479/2023 – Request for tribute to Our Lady of Aparecida \|url=https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2310210&filename=REQ%202479/2023 \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil \|language=pt-BR}}</ref> In 1967, during the 250th anniversary of the appearance of her image, president [[Artur da Costa e Silva]] formally conferred upon her the title "{{lang\|pt-BR\|Generalíssima do Exército Brasileiro}}" in a civil-military ceremony held at [[Aparecida]].<ref name=":10" /> The event featured participation by the Brazilian Army, the [[Ministry of Defence (Brazil)\|Ministry of Defense]], and was marked by the presentation of the Pontifical [[Golden Rose]] by Cardinal [[Amleto Cicognani]], on behalf of [[Pope Paul VI]].<ref name=":10" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Oliveira \|first=André Luiz \|date=30 August 2018 \|title=Os títulos de Aparecida: Generalíssima do Exército \|trans-title=Aparecida’s Titles: Generalíssima of the Army \|url=https://www.a12.com/academia/artigos/os-titulos-de-aparecida-generalissima-do-exercito?utm_source=chatgpt.com \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Academia Marial de Aparecida \|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bettoni \|first=Tatiana \|date=20 October 2014 \|title=Há 57 anos, Paulo VI oferecia a primeira rosa de ouro ao Santuário \|trans-title=57 Years Ago, Paul VI Offered the First Golden Rose to the Sanctuary \|url=https://www.a12.com/santuario/noticias/papa-paulo-vi-o-beato-que-ofereceu-a-primeira-rosa-de-ouro-ao-santuario-de-aparecida \|url-status=live \|archive-url= \|archive-date= \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Santuário Nacional de Aparecida \|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Luiz \|first=André \|date=2 October 2017 \|title=Nossa Senhora Aparecida recebeu o título de Generalíssima do Exército em 1967 \|trans-title=Our Lady of Aparecida Received the Title of Generalíssima of the Army in 1967 \|url=https://www.a12.com/redentoristas/noticias/nossa-senhora-aparecida-recebeu-o-titulo-de-generalissima-do-exercito-em-1967?utm_source=chatgpt.com \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Congregação do Santíssimo Redentor \|language=pt-BR}}</ref>

	* In 1967, during the 250th anniversary of the appearance of her image, [[Artur da Costa e Silva\|President Arthur da Costa e Silva]] formally conferred upon her the title "''[[Generalissimo\|Generalíssima]] of the Brazilian Army''" in a civil-military ceremony held at [[Aparecida]].<ref name=":10" /> The event featured participation by the Brazilian Army, the [[Ministry of Defence (Brazil)\|Ministry of Defense]], and was marked by the presentation of the Pontifical [[Golden Rose]] by Cardinal Amleto Cicognani, on behalf of [[Pope Paul VI]].<ref name=":10" /> This recognition is documented in multiple reputable sources:

	* Marial Academy of Aparecida (''Academia Marial de Aparecida''), in ''“[https://www.a12.com/academia/artigos/os-titulos-de-aparecida-generalissima-do-exercito?utm_source=chatgpt.com Aparecida’s Titles: Generalíssima of the Army]”'' by André Luiz Oliveira, C.Ss.R. (2018);<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Oliveira \|first=André Luiz \|date=30 August 2018 \|title=Os títulos de Aparecida: Generalíssima do Exército \|trans-title=Aparecida’s Titles: Generalíssima of the Army \|url=https://www.a12.com/academia/artigos/os-titulos-de-aparecida-generalissima-do-exercito?utm_source=chatgpt.com \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Academia Marial de Aparecida \|language=pt}}</ref>
	* Aparecida National Sanctuary (''Santuário Nacional de Aparecida''), in ''“[https://www.a12.com/santuario/noticias/papa-paulo-vi-o-beato-que-ofereceu-a-primeira-rosa-de-ouro-ao-santuario-de-aparecida 57 Years Ago, Paul VI Offered the First Golden Rose to the Sanctuary]”'' by Tatiana Bettoni (2014);<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bettoni \|first=Tatiana \|date=20 October 2014 \|title=Há 57 anos, Paulo VI oferecia a primeira rosa de ouro ao Santuário \|trans-title=57 Years Ago, Paul VI Offered the First Golden Rose to the Sanctuary \|url=https://www.a12.com/santuario/noticias/papa-paulo-vi-o-beato-que-ofereceu-a-primeira-rosa-de-ouro-ao-santuario-de-aparecida \|url-status=live \|archive-url= \|archive-date= \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Santuário Nacional de Aparecida \|language=pt}}</ref>
	* Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (''Congregação do Santíssimo Redentor''), in ''“[https://www.a12.com/redentoristas/noticias/nossa-senhora-aparecida-recebeu-o-titulo-de-generalissima-do-exercito-em-1967?utm_source=chatgpt.com Our Lady of Aparecida Received the Title of Generalíssima of the Army in 1967]”'' by André Luiz, C.Ss.R. (2017).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Luiz \|first=André \|date=2 October 2017 \|title=Nossa Senhora Aparecida recebeu o título de Generalíssima do Exército em 1967 \|trans-title=Our Lady of Aparecida Received the Title of Generalíssima of the Army in 1967 \|url=https://www.a12.com/redentoristas/noticias/nossa-senhora-aparecida-recebeu-o-titulo-de-generalissima-do-exercito-em-1967?utm_source=chatgpt.com \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Congregação do Santíssimo Redentor \|language=pt}}</ref>

⚫	Official reports from the [[Military Ordinariate of Brazil]] and the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)\|Chamber of Deputies]] describe [https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/fichadetramitacao?idProposicao=2377772 Request for Solemn Session No. 2479/2023] (2023)<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Simone \|first=Marquetto Member of Parlament \|date=11 August 2023 \|title=Requerimento de Sessão Solene REQ 2479/2023 \|trans-title=Request for Solemn Session No. 2479/2023 \|url=https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/fichadetramitacao?idProposicao=2377772 \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Câmara dos Deputados}}</ref> as an [https://arquidiocesemilitar.org.br/sessao-solene-na-camara-dos-deputados-homenageia-nossa-senhora-aparecida-e-renova-o-titulo-de-generalissima-do-exercito-brasileiro.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com act of renewing the title of ''Generalíssima'' of the Brazilian Army].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=11 October 2023 \|title=Sessão Solene na Câmara dos Deputados Homenageia Nossa Senhora Aparecida \|trans-title=Solemn Session in the Chamber of Deputies Honors Our Lady of Aparecida \|url=https://arquidiocesemilitar.org.br/sessao-solene-na-camara-dos-deputados-homenageia-nossa-senhora-aparecida-e-renova-o-titulo-de-generalissima-do-exercito-brasileiro.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Ordinariado Militar do Brasil \|language=pt}}</ref>

		⚫	Official reports from the [[Military Ordinariate of Brazil]] and the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)\|Chamber of Deputies]] describe a ''Request for Solemn Session No. 2479/2023'' as an act of renewing the title of "{{lang\|pt-BR\|Generalíssima do Exército Brasileiro}}".<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Simone \|first=Marquetto Member of Parlament \|date=11 August 2023 \|title=Requerimento de Sessão Solene REQ 2479/2023 \|trans-title=Request for Solemn Session No. 2479/2023 \|url=https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/fichadetramitacao?idProposicao=2377772 \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Câmara dos Deputados}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=11 October 2023 \|title=Sessão Solene na Câmara dos Deputados Homenageia Nossa Senhora Aparecida \|trans-title=Solemn Session in the Chamber of Deputies Honors Our Lady of Aparecida \|url=https://arquidiocesemilitar.org.br/sessao-solene-na-camara-dos-deputados-homenageia-nossa-senhora-aparecida-e-renova-o-titulo-de-generalissima-do-exercito-brasileiro.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Ordinariado Militar do Brasil \|language=pt-BR}}</ref>
	Although the title remains ceremonial and carries no operational military authority, it holds formal recognition, historical documentation, and repeated institutional reaffirmation, clearly distinguishing it from the symbolic association attributed to Marshal [[Deodoro da Fonseca]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	[[File:Monumento marechal deodoro rio.jpg\|thumb\|Monument to [[Deodoro da Fonseca\|Marshal Deodoro]] with the '''title''' of [[Generalissimo]]]]		[[File:Monumento marechal deodoro rio.jpg\|thumb\|Monument to [[Deodoro da Fonseca\|Marshal Deodoro]] with the '''title''' of [[Generalissimo]]]]
	On January 15, 1890, [[Deodoro da Fonseca]] was acclaimed by some troops and supporters as "''Generalíssimo Comandante das Forças de Terra e Mar''" (''Generalissimo Commander of the Forces of Land and Sea'').<ref>{{cite web \|title=Os Atos do Governo Provisório \|url=https://www.marechaldeodoro.al.gov.br/a-cidade/conheca-o-marechal-deodoro-da-fonseca/os-atos-do-governo-provisorio/#:~:text=Em%2015%20de%20janeiro%20de,de%20General%2Dde%2DBrigada. \|access-date=17 January 2025 \|website=Prefeitura de Marechal Deodoro}}<!-- auto-translated from Portuguese by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> However, there is no known official decree, law, or military act issued by the Brazilian federal government or the Ministry of War (currently the [[Ministry of Defence (Brazil)\|Ministry of Defense]]) that formally granted Fonseca a military rank higher than Marshal or Admiral, which remain the highest military rank in Brazil. The Brazilian Armed Forces do not recognize a six-star general rank in any of their branches<ref name=":7" />.		On January 15, 1890, [[Deodoro da Fonseca]] was acclaimed by some troops and supporters as "{{lang\|pt\|Generalíssimo Comandante das Forças de Terra e Mar}}" (''Generalissimo Commander of the Forces of Land and Sea'').<ref>{{cite web \|title=Os Atos do Governo Provisório \|url=https://www.marechaldeodoro.al.gov.br/a-cidade/conheca-o-marechal-deodoro-da-fonseca/os-atos-do-governo-provisorio/#:~:text=Em%2015%20de%20janeiro%20de,de%20General%2Dde%2DBrigada. \|access-date=17 January 2025 \|website=Prefeitura de Marechal Deodoro}}<!-- auto-translated from Portuguese by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> However, there is no known official decree, law, or military act issued by the Brazilian federal government or the Ministry of War (currently the [[Ministry of Defence (Brazil)\|Ministry of Defense]]) that formally granted Fonseca a military rank higher than Marshal or Admiral, which remain the highest military rank in Brazil. The Brazilian Armed Forces do not recognize a six-star general rank in any of their branches<ref name=":7" />.

		⚫	Although the term "''[[Generalissimo\|Generalíssimo]]''" has occasionally appeared in cultural or civic commemorations, such uses are symbolic or honorific. The rank does not appear in official legislation that defines the structure and hierarchy of the Armed Forces of Brazil.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Lei nº 14.751, de 12 de dezembro de 2023 \|language=pt-BR \|url=https://normas.leg.br/?urn=urn:lex:br:federal:lei:2023-12-12;14751}}</ref><ref name=":7" />

⚫	Although the term “''[[Generalissimo\|Generalíssimo]]''” has occasionally appeared in cultural or civic commemorations, particularly in local contexts (e.g., websites of municipalities like Marechal Deodoro), such uses are symbolic or honorific. The rank does not appear in official legislation such as the [Lei nº 14.751, de 12 de dezembro de 2023]([https://normas.leg.br/?urn=urn:lex:br:federal:lei:2023-12-12;14751 https://normas.leg.br/?urn=lex:br:federal:lei:2023-12-12;14751]), which defines the structure and hierarchy of the Armed Forces of Brazil.<ref name=":7" />
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⚫	The proposed six-star insignia shown in this article are artistic or speculative reconstructions, and have never been issued or officially adopted by the Brazilian military. There is no known instance of Marshal Deodoro having worn such insignia<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Barroso \|first=Gustavo \|url=https://archive.org/details/UniformesDoExrcitoBrasileiroGustavoBarroso/page/n79/mode/2up?view=theater \|title=Uniformes do Exercito Brasileiro -1730 - 1922 - \|date=1922 \|edition=Edição especial do Ministério da Guerra \|pages=68 \|language=pt \|trans-title=Uniforms of the Brazilian Army -1730 - 1922 -}}</ref>. The full adoption of ''Stars in insignia'' was established by [https://www2.camara.leg.br/legin/fed/decret/1950-1959/decreto-34999-2-fevereiro-1954-331856-publicacaooriginal-1-pe.html Decree No. 34,999 on February 2, 1954]<ref name=":9">{{Cite web \|last=Congresso Nacional do Brasil \|date=2 September 1946 \|title=DECRETO Nº 22.817, DE 12 DE JUNHO DE 1933 \|trans-title=Decree No. 34,999 on February 2, 1954 \|url=https://www2.camara.leg.br/legin/fed/decret/1950-1959/decreto-34999-2-fevereiro-1954-331856-publicacaooriginal-1-pe.html \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Câmara dos Deputados \|language=pt}}</ref>, signed by [[Getúlio Vargas]], which standardized the use of S''tars'' to visually designate general officers as known today<ref name=":9" />.

		⚫	The proposed six-star insignia shown in this article are artistic or speculative reconstructions, and have never been issued or officially adopted by the Brazilian military. There is no known instance of Marshal Deodoro having worn such insignia.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Barroso \|first=Gustavo \|url=https://archive.org/details/UniformesDoExrcitoBrasileiroGustavoBarroso/page/n79/mode/2up?view=theater \|title=Uniformes do Exercito Brasileiro -1730 - 1922 - \|date=1922 \|edition=Edição especial do Ministério da Guerra \|pages=68 \|language=pt-BR \|trans-title=Uniforms of the Brazilian Army -1730 - 1922 -}}</ref> The adoption of stars in insignia was established by law in 1954, when [[Getúlio Vargas]] signed decree number 34,999, which standardized the use of stars to visually designate general officers.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www2.camara.leg.br/legin/fed/decret/1950-1959/decreto-34999-2-fevereiro-1954-331856-publicacaooriginal-1-pe.html \|trans-title=Decree No. 34,999 on February 2, 1954 \|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web \|last=Congresso Nacional do Brasil \|date=2 September 1946 \|title=DECRETO Nº 22.817, DE 12 DE JUNHO DE 1933 \|trans-title=Decree No. 34,999 on February 2, 1954 \|url=https://www2.camara.leg.br/legin/fed/decret/1950-1959/decreto-34999-2-fevereiro-1954-331856-publicacaooriginal-1-pe.html \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Câmara dos Deputados \|language=pt-BR}}</ref>
	''Historical Note'': The title “Generalíssimo” attributed to Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca is widely regarded as ceremonial and honorific, and was used because of his protagonism in the [[Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil)\|Proclamation of the Republic]]. It lacks legal, institutional or military recognition by the Brazilian government or Armed Forces as an official military rank or institutional honor.

	=== Comparison with the title given to Brazil's [[Patron saint\|Patroness]] ===		=== Comparison with the title given to Brazil's [[Patron saint\|Patroness]] ===
	A symbolic military title of "Generalíssima" (female form of [[Generalissimo]]) has also been officially attributed to -[[Our Lady of Aparecida\|Our Lady of the Conception Aparecida]]-, the [[Patron saint\|Patroness of Brazil]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite web \|last=Marquetto \|first=Simone (MP) \|date=10 August 2023 \|title=REQ nº 2479/2023 – Requerimento de homenagem à Nossa Senhora Aparecida \|trans-title=REQ nº 2479/2023 – Request for tribute to Our Lady of Aparecida \|url=https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2310210&filename=REQ%202479/2023 \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil \|language=pt}}</ref> Unlike the symbolic association sometimes made with [[Deodoro da Fonseca\|Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca]], this title has received formal institutional recognition:		A symbolic military title of "{{lang\|pt-BR\|Generalíssima}}" (female form of [[Generalissimo]]) has also been officially given to [[Our Lady of Aparecida\|Our Lady of the Conception Aparecida]], the [[Patron saint\|Patroness of Brazil]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite web \|last=Marquetto \|first=Simone (MP) \|date=10 August 2023 \|title=REQ nº 2479/2023 – Requerimento de homenagem à Nossa Senhora Aparecida \|trans-title=REQ nº 2479/2023 – Request for tribute to Our Lady of Aparecida \|url=https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2310210&filename=REQ%202479/2023 \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil \|language=pt-BR}}</ref> In 1967, during the 250th anniversary of the appearance of her image, president [[Artur da Costa e Silva]] formally conferred upon her the title "{{lang\|pt-BR\|Generalíssima do Exército Brasileiro}}" in a civil-military ceremony held at [[Aparecida]].<ref name=":10" /> The event featured participation by the Brazilian Army, the [[Ministry of Defence (Brazil)\|Ministry of Defense]], and was marked by the presentation of the Pontifical [[Golden Rose]] by Cardinal [[Amleto Cicognani]], on behalf of [[Pope Paul VI]].<ref name=":10" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Oliveira \|first=André Luiz \|date=30 August 2018 \|title=Os títulos de Aparecida: Generalíssima do Exército \|trans-title=Aparecida’s Titles: Generalíssima of the Army \|url=https://www.a12.com/academia/artigos/os-titulos-de-aparecida-generalissima-do-exercito?utm_source=chatgpt.com \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Academia Marial de Aparecida \|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bettoni \|first=Tatiana \|date=20 October 2014 \|title=Há 57 anos, Paulo VI oferecia a primeira rosa de ouro ao Santuário \|trans-title=57 Years Ago, Paul VI Offered the First Golden Rose to the Sanctuary \|url=https://www.a12.com/santuario/noticias/papa-paulo-vi-o-beato-que-ofereceu-a-primeira-rosa-de-ouro-ao-santuario-de-aparecida \|url-status=live \|archive-url= \|archive-date= \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Santuário Nacional de Aparecida \|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Luiz \|first=André \|date=2 October 2017 \|title=Nossa Senhora Aparecida recebeu o título de Generalíssima do Exército em 1967 \|trans-title=Our Lady of Aparecida Received the Title of Generalíssima of the Army in 1967 \|url=https://www.a12.com/redentoristas/noticias/nossa-senhora-aparecida-recebeu-o-titulo-de-generalissima-do-exercito-em-1967?utm_source=chatgpt.com \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Congregação do Santíssimo Redentor \|language=pt-BR}}</ref>

	* In 1967, during the 250th anniversary of the appearance of her image, [[Artur da Costa e Silva\|President Arthur da Costa e Silva]] formally conferred upon her the title "''[[Generalissimo\|Generalíssima]] of the Brazilian Army''" in a civil-military ceremony held at [[Aparecida]].<ref name=":10" /> The event featured participation by the Brazilian Army, the [[Ministry of Defence (Brazil)\|Ministry of Defense]], and was marked by the presentation of the Pontifical [[Golden Rose]] by Cardinal Amleto Cicognani, on behalf of [[Pope Paul VI]].<ref name=":10" /> This recognition is documented in multiple reputable sources:

	* Marial Academy of Aparecida (''Academia Marial de Aparecida''), in ''“[https://www.a12.com/academia/artigos/os-titulos-de-aparecida-generalissima-do-exercito?utm_source=chatgpt.com Aparecida’s Titles: Generalíssima of the Army]”'' by André Luiz Oliveira, C.Ss.R. (2018);<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Oliveira \|first=André Luiz \|date=30 August 2018 \|title=Os títulos de Aparecida: Generalíssima do Exército \|trans-title=Aparecida’s Titles: Generalíssima of the Army \|url=https://www.a12.com/academia/artigos/os-titulos-de-aparecida-generalissima-do-exercito?utm_source=chatgpt.com \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Academia Marial de Aparecida \|language=pt}}</ref>
	* Aparecida National Sanctuary (''Santuário Nacional de Aparecida''), in ''“[https://www.a12.com/santuario/noticias/papa-paulo-vi-o-beato-que-ofereceu-a-primeira-rosa-de-ouro-ao-santuario-de-aparecida 57 Years Ago, Paul VI Offered the First Golden Rose to the Sanctuary]”'' by Tatiana Bettoni (2014);<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bettoni \|first=Tatiana \|date=20 October 2014 \|title=Há 57 anos, Paulo VI oferecia a primeira rosa de ouro ao Santuário \|trans-title=57 Years Ago, Paul VI Offered the First Golden Rose to the Sanctuary \|url=https://www.a12.com/santuario/noticias/papa-paulo-vi-o-beato-que-ofereceu-a-primeira-rosa-de-ouro-ao-santuario-de-aparecida \|url-status=live \|archive-url= \|archive-date= \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Santuário Nacional de Aparecida \|language=pt}}</ref>
	* Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (''Congregação do Santíssimo Redentor''), in ''“[https://www.a12.com/redentoristas/noticias/nossa-senhora-aparecida-recebeu-o-titulo-de-generalissima-do-exercito-em-1967?utm_source=chatgpt.com Our Lady of Aparecida Received the Title of Generalíssima of the Army in 1967]”'' by André Luiz, C.Ss.R. (2017).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Luiz \|first=André \|date=2 October 2017 \|title=Nossa Senhora Aparecida recebeu o título de Generalíssima do Exército em 1967 \|trans-title=Our Lady of Aparecida Received the Title of Generalíssima of the Army in 1967 \|url=https://www.a12.com/redentoristas/noticias/nossa-senhora-aparecida-recebeu-o-titulo-de-generalissima-do-exercito-em-1967?utm_source=chatgpt.com \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Congregação do Santíssimo Redentor \|language=pt}}</ref>

⚫	Official reports from the [[Military Ordinariate of Brazil]] and the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)\|Chamber of Deputies]] describe [https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/fichadetramitacao?idProposicao=2377772 Request for Solemn Session No. 2479/2023] (2023)<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Simone \|first=Marquetto Member of Parlament \|date=11 August 2023 \|title=Requerimento de Sessão Solene REQ 2479/2023 \|trans-title=Request for Solemn Session No. 2479/2023 \|url=https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/fichadetramitacao?idProposicao=2377772 \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Câmara dos Deputados}}</ref> as an [https://arquidiocesemilitar.org.br/sessao-solene-na-camara-dos-deputados-homenageia-nossa-senhora-aparecida-e-renova-o-titulo-de-generalissima-do-exercito-brasileiro.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com act of renewing the title of ''Generalíssima'' of the Brazilian Army].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=11 October 2023 \|title=Sessão Solene na Câmara dos Deputados Homenageia Nossa Senhora Aparecida \|trans-title=Solemn Session in the Chamber of Deputies Honors Our Lady of Aparecida \|url=https://arquidiocesemilitar.org.br/sessao-solene-na-camara-dos-deputados-homenageia-nossa-senhora-aparecida-e-renova-o-titulo-de-generalissima-do-exercito-brasileiro.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Ordinariado Militar do Brasil \|language=pt}}</ref>

		⚫	Official reports from the [[Military Ordinariate of Brazil]] and the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)\|Chamber of Deputies]] describe a ''Request for Solemn Session No. 2479/2023'' as an act of renewing the title of "{{lang\|pt-BR\|Generalíssima do Exército Brasileiro}}".<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Simone \|first=Marquetto Member of Parlament \|date=11 August 2023 \|title=Requerimento de Sessão Solene REQ 2479/2023 \|trans-title=Request for Solemn Session No. 2479/2023 \|url=https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/fichadetramitacao?idProposicao=2377772 \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Câmara dos Deputados}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=11 October 2023 \|title=Sessão Solene na Câmara dos Deputados Homenageia Nossa Senhora Aparecida \|trans-title=Solemn Session in the Chamber of Deputies Honors Our Lady of Aparecida \|url=https://arquidiocesemilitar.org.br/sessao-solene-na-camara-dos-deputados-homenageia-nossa-senhora-aparecida-e-renova-o-titulo-de-generalissima-do-exercito-brasileiro.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com \|access-date=25 June 2025 \|website=Ordinariado Militar do Brasil \|language=pt-BR}}</ref>
	Although the title remains ceremonial and carries no operational military authority, it holds formal recognition, historical documentation, and repeated institutional reaffirmation, clearly distinguishing it from the symbolic association attributed to Marshal [[Deodoro da Fonseca]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Military ranks of Brazil

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