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Flag Brazil, in 36 editions.
The entry for Brazil published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).
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2002 edition
Same as 2001The same text in 1990 and 1991.
- green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 23 white five-pointed stars (one for each state) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil;
- the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 23 white five-pointed stars (one for each state) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
- green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 23 white five-pointed stars (one for each state) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil;
- the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial
globe with 23 white five-pointed stars (one for each state) arranged in the
same pattern as the night sky over Brazil; the globe has a white equatorial
band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
- green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state and district) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil;
- the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial
celestial globe with 23 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state) state
and district) arranged in thesame pattern as the night sky over
Brazil; the globe has a white equatorialband with the motto ORDEM E
PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
- green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil;
- the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue
celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state
and district) the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the night
sky overBrazil; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto
ORDEM EPROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
- green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil;
- the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue
blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state
state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the night
night sky over Brazil; the globe has a white equatorial band with
the mottoORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “Flag description”
- green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil;
- the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
green with a large yellow diamond in the center
bearing ablue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one
for eachstate and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern
as thenight sky over Brazil; the globe has a white equatorial band with
with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
Published as “Flag description”
- green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil;
- the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
green with a large yellow diamond in the center
bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one
for each state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern
pattern as the night sky over Brazil; the globe has a white
equatorial bandwith the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
The same text in 10 editions, 2000 to 2009.
Published as “Flag description”
- green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil;
- the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
green with a large yellow diamond in the centerbearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (onefor each state and the Federal District) arranged in the samepattern as the night sky over Brazil; the globe has a whiteequatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
The same text in 6 editions, 2010 to 2015.
Published as “Flag description”
- green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars;
- the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress);
- the current flag was inspired by the banner of the former Empire of Brazil (1822-1889);
- on the imperial flag, the green represented the House of Braganza of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, while the yellow stood for the Habsburg Family of his wife;
- on the modern flag the green represents the forests of the country and the yellow rhombus its mineral wealth;
- the blue circle and stars, which replaced the coat of arms of the original flag, depict the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889 - the day the Republic of Brazil was declared;
- the number of stars has changed with the creation of new states and has risen from an original 21 to the current 27 (one for each state and the Federal District)
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress); the current flag was inspired by the banner of the former Empire of Brazil (1822-1889); on the imperial flag, the green represented the House of Braganza of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, while the yellow stood for the Habsburg Family of his wife; on the modern flag the green represents the forests of the country and the yellow rhombus its mineral wealth; the blue circle and stars, which replaced the coat of arms of the original flag, depict the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889 - the day the Republic of Brazil was declared; the number of stars has changed with the creation of new states and has risen from an original 21 to the current 27 (one for each state and the Federal District)
The same text in 9 editions, 2016 to 2024.
Published as “Flag description”
- green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars;
- the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress);
- the current flag was inspired by the banner of the former Empire of Brazil (1822-1889);
- on the imperial flag, the green represented the House of Braganza of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, while the yellow stood for the Habsburg Family of his wife;
- on the modern flag the green represents the forests of the country and the yellow rhombus its mineral wealth (the diamond shape roughly mirrors that of the country);
- the blue circle and stars, which replaced the coat of arms of the original flag, depict the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889 - the day the Republic of Brazil was declared;
- the number of stars has changed with the creation of new states and has risen from an original 21 to the current 27 (one for each state and the Federal District)
note: one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eritrea, and Vanuatu
green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress); the current flag was inspired by the banner of the former Empire of Brazil (1822-1889); on the imperial flag, the green represented the House of Braganza of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, while the yellow stood for the Habsburg Family of his wife; on the modern flag the green represents the forests of the country and the yellow rhombus its mineral wealth; wealth (the diamond shape roughly mirrors that of the country); the blue circle and stars, which replaced the coat of arms of the original flag, depict the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889 - the day the Republic of Brazil was declared; the number of stars has changed with the creation of new states and has risen from an original 21 to the current 27 (one for each state and the Federal District)
note: one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eritrea, and Vanuatu
- description:
- green with a large yellow diamond in the center, showing a blue celestial globe with 27 five-pointed white stars;
- the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
- meaning:
- green stands for the country's forests, and yellow for its mineral wealth, with the diamond representing the country's shape;
- the blue globe and stars depict the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889, the day the Republic of Brazil was declared;
- the number of stars has risen with the creation of new states, from 21 to 27 (one for each state and the Federal District)
- history:
- the flag was inspired by the former Empire of Brazil's flag (1822-1889)
note: one of four national flags that reflect the shape of the country in the flag design; the others are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eritrea, and Vanuatu
description: green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing center, showing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed white stars; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress); the current flag was inspired by the banner of the former Empire of Brazil (1822-1889); on the imperial flag, the Progress)
meaning: green represented the House of Braganza of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, while the yellow stood stands for the Habsburg Family of his wife; on the modern flag the green represents the forests of the country country's forests, and the yellow rhombus for its mineral wealth (the wealth, with the diamond shape roughly mirrors that of representing the country); country's shape; the blue circle globe and stars, which replaced the coat of arms of the original flag, stars depict the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889 - 1889, the day the Republic of Brazil was declared; the number of stars has changed risen with the creation of new states and has risen states, from an original 21 to the current 27 (one for each state and the Federal District)
history: the flag was inspired by the former Empire of Brazil's flag (1822-1889)
note: one of several four national flags where a prominent component of the design reflects that reflect the shape of the country; other such flags country in the flag design; the others are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eritrea, and Vanuatu
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Brazil: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/brazil/flag.