We present a five dimensional supersymmetric SO(10) model compactified on an orbifoldR , realized on one of the fixed points (branes), is spontaneously broken to the MSSM via the higgs mechanism. Employing a flavor U (1) symmetry and suitably extending the 'matter' sector enables us to understand large mixings in the neutrino sector via a democratic approach, versus the small CKM mixings. A residual R-symmetry on G 422 brane helps eliminate the troublesome dimension five nucleon decay, while the U (1) symmetry plays an essential role in suppressing dimension six decay. For rare leptonic decays we expect