# List of honours of Brazil awarded to heads of state and royalty

This article serves as an index – as complete as possible – of all the honorific orders or similar decorations awarded by Brazil, classified by Monarchies chapter and Republics chapter, and, under each chapter, recipients' countries and the detailed list of recipients.

## Awards
### Monarchies
#### European
##### Denmark

* King Frederik X of Denmark:
** Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (22 January 1997)
** Grand Cross of the Order of Rio Branco (30 June 1999)
* Queen Mary of Denmark: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (5 September 2007)
* Queen Margrethe II: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (30 June 1999)
* Prince Joachim of Denmark: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (5 September 2007)

##### Netherlands

* King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (18 March 2003)
* Queen Máxima of the Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (18 March 2003)
* Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, former Queen: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (18 March 2003)
* Princess Margriet of the Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (7 April 2008)
* Pieter van Vollenhoven, her husband: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (7 April 2008)

##### Luxembourg

* Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (3 December 2007)
* Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (3 December 2007)

##### Monaco

* Princess Caroline of Monaco: Grand Officer of the Order of Rio Branco (1 December 2022)

##### Norway

* King Harald V of Norway:
** Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (6 October 2003)
** Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (3 March 1964)
* Queen Sonja of Norway: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (6 October 2003)
* Prince Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (5 September 2007)
* Princess Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (5 September 2007)

##### Spain

* King Felipe VI of Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (4 December 1991)
* Juan Carlos I of Spain, former King: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (16 May 1983)
* Queen Sofía of Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (16 May 1983)
* Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (2 May 1984)
* Infanta Cristina of Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (2 May 1984)

##### Sweden

* King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (23 April 1984)
* Queen Silvia of Sweden: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (23 April 1984)
* Princess Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (5 September 2007)
* Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland: Grand Cross of the Order of Rio Branco (5 September 2007)
* Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland: Grand Cross of the Order of Rio Branco (5 September 2007)

#### African
##### Morocco

* King Mohammed VI of Morocco:
** Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (29 November 2004)
** Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (7 May 1984)
* Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (7 May 1984)

#### Asian
##### Bahrain

* King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (11 November 2021)

##### Japan

* Emperor Naruhito: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (23 May 1996)
* Empress Masako: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (23 May 1996)
* Empress Michiko, Empress Emerita: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (23 May 1996)
* Prince Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (23 May 1996)
* Princess Kiko, Crown Princess of Japan: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (23 May 1996)
* Sayako Kuroda, former Princess: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (23 May 1996)

##### Qatar

* Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (19 November 2021)

##### United Arab Emirates

* President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, also Ruler of Abu Dhabi: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (11 November 2021)
* Vice President Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, also Ruler of Dubai: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (11 November 2021)

### Republics
#### Argentina

* Eduardo Duhalde, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (14 October 2002)
* Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (16 July 2015)
* Mauricio Macri, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (2 February 2017)
* Alberto Fernández, former President:
** Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (6 July 2023)
** Grand Cross of the Order of Rio Branco (26 November 2003)
* Fabiola Yáñez, his partner: Grand Cross of the Order of Rio Branco (6 July 2023)

#### Bolivia

* Jorge Quiroga, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (7 February 2002)
* Evo Morales, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (14 December 2007)

#### Bulgaria

* Rosen Plevneliev, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (1 February 2016)

#### Cape Verde

* Jorge Carlos Fonseca, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (27 July 2021)

#### Chile

* Ricardo Lagos, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (19 July 2000)
* Michelle Bachelet, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (12 April 2006)

#### Colombia

* Álvaro Uribe, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (16 September 2009)
* Juan Manuel Santos, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (1 September 2010)
* Iván Duque, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (15 October 2021)

#### Costa Rica

* Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (3 July 2000)

#### East Timor

* Xanana Gusmão, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (19 August 2002)

#### El Salvador

* Mauricio Funes, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (5 March 2010)

#### Finland

* Eeva Ahtisaari, widow of Martti Ahtisaari: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (24 March 1997)

#### France

* President Emmanuel Macron:
** Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (28 March 2024)
** Grand Officer of the Order of the Southern Cross (9 December 2012)
* Nicolas Sarkozy, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (14 September 2009)
* François Hollande, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (9 December 2012)

#### Germany

* Horst Köhler, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (19 March 2007)

#### Israel

* Michal Herzog, wife of Isaac Herzog: Grand Cross of the Order of Rio Branco (1 December 2022)

#### Italy

* Clio Maria Bittoni, wife of Giorgio Napolitano: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (18 November 2008)

#### Lebanon

* Michel Suleiman, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (26 April 2010)

#### Mexico

* Ernesto Zedillo, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (22 July 1996)
* Vicente Fox, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (8 July 2002)
* Felipe Calderón, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (14 August 2007)
* Enrique Peña Nieto, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (11 December 2015)

#### Namibia

* Sam Nujoma, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (22 October 1999)

#### Nicaragua

* Violeta Chamorro, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (7 April 1992)

#### Panama

* Mireya Moscoso, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (17 October 2002)

#### Paraguay

* Juan Carlos Wasmosy, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (6 September 1994)
* Luis Ángel González Macchi, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (3 July 2000)
* Nicanor Duarte, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (31 May 2007)
* Horacio Cartes, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (21 August 2017)

#### Peru

* Ollanta Humala, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (10 December 2013)

#### Poland

* Aleksander Kwaśniewski, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (17 April 2002)

#### Portugal

* President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (26 May 2023)
* Aníbal Cavaco Silva, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (5 March 2008)
* Maria Cavaco Silva, his wife: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (5 March 2008)

#### South Africa

* Thabo Mbeki, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (8 January 2001)

#### Suriname

* Ronald Venetiaan, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (22 February 1996)

#### Syria

* President Bashar al-Assad: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (12 July 2010)

#### Ukraine

* Viktor Yushchenko, former President: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (9 December 2009)