Fig. 6. Officer, Terco Auxiliary, Pardos of Rio de Janeiro 1786.
Hat black with white lace on brim, feathers are blue, jacket is light blue with cuffs and collar in yellow (ochre), turnbacks are light blue, epaulettes have a white fringe, board is light blue being piped in white, shirt white, waistcoat is yellow (ochre), waist-sash is crimson, trousers (tight fitting) are yellow (ochre), waistbelt is light blue with white outer edges, black shoes and spats.

Fig. 7. Officer, Terco Auxiliary, Rio de Janiero, from Sapacura (Tapacura) 1786.
Hat black with silver lace, black bow with silver holding lace and buttons, jacket in dark blue with red collar, cuffs and turnbacks, white epaulettes and lace, white shirt and black stock. Waistcoat in red with white lace, crimson waist-sash, breeches are dark blue, garters and stockings are white, waistbelt is black with white outer edging, shoes and spats are black.

Fig. 8. Officer, Terco Auxiliary, Rio de Janiero, from Cabo Frio 1786.
Hat black with white lace, black bow, white holding strap and silver buttons, jacket is dark blue with lapels, collar and cuffs in red, lace on collar is white, turnbacks and epaulettes are in white, waistcoat red with white lace, waist-sash is crimson, breeches are dark blue with stockings and garters in white, black shoes and spats.

Fig. 9. Officer, 2nd Regiment of Line Infantry, Bahia State 1798.
Hat black with white lace on brim and central crest, plume is yellow with a blue top section, cockade has a blue centre with red edge. Jacket in dark blue, collar, lapels, cuffs and turnbacks are in yellow, epaulettes are white, rank sash in crimson worn over the left shoulder, waistcoat and breeches in white, stockings are white with black garters, black shoes and spats.

Fig. 10. Private, lst Regiment of Line Infantry Bahia State 1798.
Hat black with yellow lace, bow is blue with a red outer edge, plume is white with a green top section, jacket dark blue with white collar, lapels, cuffs and turnbacks, epaulettes have yellow fringe with a dark blue strap but with a yellow piped edging, waistcoat is white, breeches dark blue, stockings white with black garters, black shoes and spats, all leather belts and straps are white.

Further reading; "Raizes do Militarismo Paulista" by Col. E. de Oliveira Melo, Imprensa Official do Estado Sao Paulo, 1982.

Brazilian Uniforms 1765 - 1798

Uniforms 1-5: 1765-1767
Uniforms 6-10: 1767-1798