Order of Merit (Portugal)

Order of Merit Ordem do Mérito
Plaque and badge of the Commander
Awarded by Portuguese Republic
Type	Order
Eligibility	Portuguese and foreign citizens; military or civilian
Awarded for	Acts or services that show self-sacrifice for the community's benefit, whether in public or private roles.[1]
Status	Currently constituted
Grand Master	President of the Portuguese Republic[1]
Chancellor	Maria Helena Nazaré[2]
Grades (w/ post-nominals)	Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Medal
Statistics
Established	1927 as the Order of Instruction and of Benefaction 1929 as the Order of Benefaction 1976 Current form
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Camões
Next (lower)	Order of Public Instruction
Ribbon bar of the Order of Merit

The Order of Good Merit (Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito) is a Portuguese honor given to people who do good work for the country. The President awards the medals to a person or a group for their contributions to society. It is given to both Portuguese and foreign citizens. Receivers include representatives, businesspeople, military personnel, athletes, and musicians.

Versions

• Grand Cross (GCM) (Grã-Cruz)
• Grand Officer (GOM) (Grande-Oficial)
• Commander (ComM) (Comendador or Comendadeira)
• Officer (OM) (Oficial)
• Medal (MedM) (Medalha)
• Honorary Member (MHM) (Membro Honorário)^[3]

Notable awardees

Name	Post-nominal	Occupation	Date appointed
Carlos Manuel Cabral Verissimo	ComM	Businessman	10 June 1990
José Cardoso Pires	GCM	Writer	4 February 1989[4]
Ruy de Carvalho	GCM	Actor	1 March 2017[5]
Mário Coelho	ComM	Bullfighter	23 June 2005[4]
Nicolau Breyner	GOM	Actor	9 June 2005[6]
Carlos do Carmo	GOM	Fado singer	3 December 2016[7]
Valentim Loureiro	ComM	Politician	18 September 1989[8]
Raul Nery	ComM	Musician	8 June 2012[9]
Peter Trickett	ComM	Scholar	8 October 2009[10]
Luso-Can Tuna	MHM	Tuna	28 February 2014[11]
Bruno Alves, Eduardo Carvalho, Ricardo Carvalho, William Carvalho, Eder, Eliseu, José Fonte, André Gomes, Raphaël Guerreiro, Anthony Lopes, João Mário, João Moutinho, Nani, Rui Patrício, Pepe, Danilo Pereira, Vieirinha, Ricardo Quaresma, Cristiano Ronaldo, Renato Sanches, Adrien Silva, Rafa Silva, Cédric Soares as UEFA Euro 2016 winners	ComM	Footballers	10 July 2016[4][12]
Tsanko Arnaudov, Jéssica Augusto, Marisa Barros, Ana Dulce Félix, Vanessa Fernandes, Patrícia Mamona, Sara Moreira	ComM	Athletes	13 July 2016[4][13]
Fernando Pimenta	ComM	Canoeist	13 July 2016[4][13]
Salvador Sobral, Luísa Sobral	ComM	Musicians	23 April 2018[14]
Fernando Santos	GOM	Football coach	10 July 2016
Fernanda Freitas	OM	Journalist	10 July 2013
Jim Costa	ComM	Politician	8 June 1996[15]
Andrzej Duda	GCM	Politician	26 February 2009[16]
Antonio Felix da Costa	CommM	Formula E driver	3 September 2020

References

1. "Lei n.º 5/2011 : Lei das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas" [Law of the Portuguese Honorific Orders] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Diário da República Electrónico, 1.ª série — N.º 43. 2 March 2011. p. 1255. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
2. "Ordens de Mérito Civil" [Orders of Civil Merit] (in Portuguese). Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
3. Anuário Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas 1975-2007 (PDF) (in Portuguese). Chancelaria das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. June 2008. pp. 5–63. ISBN 978-972-8971-40-3. Archived from the original (Adobe Acrobat) on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2010-09-12. List of all appointments to the Order of Merit correct as at December 2007
4. "Cidadãos Nacionais agraciados com ordens portuguesas". Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
5. "Ruy de Carvalho condecorado com a Grã-Cruz da Ordem de Mérito" [Ruy de Carvalho awarded with the Great Cross of the Order of Merit] (in Portuguese). Sapo24. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
6. "Nicolau Breyner: prémios e nomeações de uma carreira" [Nicolau Breyner: prizes and nominations of a career] (in Portuguese). Observador. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
7. "Marcelo condecora Carlos do Carmo, que "enche a alma dos portugueses"" [Marcelo awards Carlos do Carmo, who "fills the soul of the Portuguese"]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
8. "Foram condecorados no 10 de Junho e caíram em desgraça". Revista Sábado. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
9. "Morreu Raul Nery". Expresso. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
10. "Cidadãos Nacionais agraciados com ordens portuguesas". Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
11. "Cavaco condecora Nelly Furtado e outros luso-canadianos". dn.pt (in Portuguese). 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
12. "Seleção recebe insígnias de Marcelo no Porto" [National team receives insignia from Marcelo in Porto]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 3 December 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
13. "Marcelo condecora oito atletas com a Ordem do Mérito" [Marcelo awards eight athletes with the Order of Merit]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 13 July 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
14. "Eurovisão. Irmãos Sobral nomeados comendadores por "êxito singular"". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-04-23.
15. Senate, California Legislature (1997). Journal of the Senate, Legislature of the State of California. California State Printing Office.
16. "Chancelaria das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas" (PDF). dre.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 September 2010.