Brazil flag: unique facts, astonishing meanings and history

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Brazilian Flag

Pictured above is the Brazilian flag (or Brazilians refer to the word "Brazil" as braziuww). In this article contains unique facts, astonishing meanings and history of Brazil Flag.

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It seems that the flag of the largest country in South America is quite simple composition. 

Only the green box, the yellow rhombus, the blue circle, the ordemm E Progresso inscription with a white background, and the stars.

But as it turns out, the composition that makes up the Brazilian flag is very complex.

At first on the flag there were 21 stars. It follows a star symbol on the Flag of the United States symbolizing all states.

From time to time, there are several states in Brazil divided into smaller ones, so that, the number is increasing.

Until now, Brazil has 27 states symbolized as 27 stars in its flag.

Note the following image:

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In addition to the distinctive green color, there are several symbols on the Brazilian flag. The symbols have a special meaning.

Let's find out more about the Brazilian flag!

Brazil's flag has changed

The Brazilian flag is currently green and has a yellow rhombus-shaped image in the center.

In the middle, there is also a picture of a blue circle that reads 'Ordeem e Progresso', which means 'Command and Progress'.

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In that blue circle there is also a symbol of the stars, friends. There are 27 stars in total.

Previously, the Brazilian flag was not like that.

The current Flag of Brazil is the flag after Brazil changed from an imperial state to a republic.

The Brazilian flag used today was inaugurated on November 19, 1889.

Previously, the image in the middle of the Brazilian flag was a symbol of the empire.

Flag of the Brazilian Empire (Brian Boru by Jean-Baptiste Debret/Wikimedia Commons)

The meaning of the color of the Brazilian flag

The yellow color on the Brazilian flag symbolizes the wealth of the Brazilian state, namely land and gold reserves.

While the green color symbolizes the abundant richness of nature, flora and fauna in Brazil, especially the Amazon Forest and Patanal region.

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Because of this golden yellow and green color, the Brazilian flag is also known as Auriverde. The word comes from the Portuguese 'auri' which means 'gold' and 'verde' which means 'green'.

The meaning of 27 stars in the flag of Brazil

Like the 50 stars on the Flag of the United States, the 27 stars on the Brazilian flag also have meaning, friends.

The stars scattered on the blue circle in the center of the Brazilian flag is constellations or constellations.

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More precisely, the constellation in the Southern Hemisphere was seen from the capital Rio de Janeiro in the early hours of November 15, 1889. That day was the day that the Brazilian Empire was transformed into the Republic of Brazil.

Stars of Brazilian flag (Pumbaa80/Wikimedia Commons)

It appears that the placement of stars in the Brazilian flag has its own rules. All stars are arranged according to the constellation seen in the skies of Rio de Janeiro on November 15, 1889, at 8:30 a.m. local time.

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The large size of the star adjusts to the area of each state in Brazil. The explanation of the constellation in the Flag of Brazil is as follows:

1) Procyon, symbolizing the state of Amazonas. The leftmost placed star symbolizes the location of the westernmost Amazonas state in Brazil.

Canis Major, symbolizing the states Mato Grosso, Amapá, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins;

2) Canopus, symbolizing the state of Goiás;

Spica, symbolizing the state of Pará. The star placed on the inscription Ordem E Progresso symbolizes the location of the state of Pará above the equator;

3) Hydra, symbolizing the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and Acre;

4) Crux Australis, symbolizing the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, and Espírito Santo;

5) Sigma Octantis, symbolizing the state of the Federal Distrito or Brasília which is the capital of Brazil;

6) Triangulum Australe, symbolizing the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Paraná;

7) Scorpius, symbolizing the states of Piauí, Maranhão, Ceará, Alagoas, Sergipe, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, and Pernambuco.

The stars placed far right symbolize the location of all the easternmost states in Brazil.

In addition to the stars are very complicated. Ordem E Progresso also has its own rules. 

The letter P in that sentence should be located right in the vertical diameter of the circle. 

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Each letter in Ordem and Progresso is written with a height of 0.33 meters, and a width of 0.30 meters. 

E writing is written with a height of 0.30 meters, and a width of 0.25 meters.

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