Marshal Ranks in Brazil and Malaysia
The Brazilian Air Force does not use air marshal ranks as an equivalent to general ranks, rather it uses a number of ranks based on the word brigadier. However, its highest rank is Marechal-do-ar, the equivalent to a Brazilian Army marshal. Marechal-do-ar can be translated as air marshal or marshal of the air.
Similarly, the Royal Malaysian Air Force's five-star rank of marshal udara translates as air marshal.
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