Flag of Brazil

Flag of Brazil image

Location of BrazilThe current flag was made official in 1889 when the nation converted from an empire to a republic state, but the number of stars was increased to 27 in 1992. Green symbolizes the Emperor PedroⅠ's House of Braganza, the golden color, the House of Hapbsburg that Empress Leopoldina came from. Also, green represents the luscious forest resources, and the raw silk, the mineral resources. The design in the center is a depiction of the night stars that can be seen from the Capitol, Rio de Janeiro.
Night sky image

The night sky seen from Rio de Janeiro at the time of Revolution without blood at 8:30pm on November 15th 1889,
The 27 stars representing the Capitol, Brazilia and the 26 states
Writings on the strips…"Order and development" in Portuguese
Yellow image Mineral resource
Green image Forest resources
Country Data
Area 8,547,000km²
Capital Brasília
Language Portuguese
Major industry Manufacturing, Mining, Agriculture and Livestock Farming
Currency Real