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Proportions
7:10
Shape
Rectangular
Colors
#009C3B · Pantone 355 CGreen derives from Emperor Pedro I's House of Braganza, now often associated with the forests.
#FFDF00 · Pantone 116 CYellow derives from Empress Maria Leopoldina's House of Habsburg, often associated with gold wealth.
#002776 · Pantone 280 CThe blue disc depicts the celestial sphere over Rio on 15 November 1889.
#FFFFFFThe white band carries the motto 'Ordem e Progresso'.
Symbols & elements
Inherited from the imperial flag, where it stood for the House of Habsburg; it is now read as the country's gold and mineral wealth.
It reproduces the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889, the day the Republic was proclaimed. Its 27 stars correspond to the 26 states and the Federal District.
Order and Progress — a condensed form of Auguste Comte's positivist motto, the doctrine that inspired the founders of the Republic.
Construction details
Proportions 7:10. A green field bearing a large yellow lozenge, at whose centre a blue disc depicts the celestial sphere. Twenty-seven white stars stand for the states and the Federal District, arranged like the sky over Rio on 15 November 1889. A curved white band crosses the disc, carrying the motto 'Ordem e Progresso' in green.
Construction sheet
How the flag should be used and displayed with respect.
Specific rules — Brazil
Common conventions
Its stars reproduce the real sky over the city that was then the capital, frozen at the moment the Republic was proclaimed.
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