Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Brazil's National Flag

By Scot Kyles


There are approximately 195 independent countries in the world, each with their own unique flag. Here, we take a deeper look into the Brazilian flag and the history behind its unique design and colors.

The National Flag is considered as face of a country and reflects its culture. The Brazil National flag presents enough information to understand its significance and meaning of different colors.

The Bandeira do Brasil, as the banner is known in Portuguese, was created by Raimundo Teixeira Mendes, and was adopted in its unique structure as the nation's national banner in 1889. Mendes was helped by Miguel Lemos, Manuel Pereira Reis and Dcio Villares. The green "field" of the banner is involved by a yellow rhombus. Interestingly, the colours of the Brazilian flag are not specified in any sort of legal document. This is usually done to ensure continuity and a level of integrity to the national flag. This means that, when printing flags or items that carry the flag, designers are free to use colours that are simply close approximations to the original.

In the centre of this yellow shape are a blue circle with the motto "Ordem e Progresso" (translated to "Order and Progress" in English) across it and 27 white five-pointed stars. This represents the night sky over Rio de Janeiro, even in terms of the individual positioning of the stars. Each star represents a specific state.

In the center of this yellow shape are a blue circle with the saying "Ordem e Progresso" (meant "Order and Progress" in English) and 27 white five-pointed stars. This demonstrates the night sky over Rio de Janeiro, even as far as the individual situating of the stars. Every star means a particular state, of which there are exactly 27. 'Order and Progress' was the justifying principle for many oligarchic and authoritarian regimes in Latin America between 1870 and 1930. They conceded that democracy is a better form of government, but for a democracy to function properly, the population had to be educated and economic and material progress should be made first.

After the fact that six new states were added to the nation, the banner must be modified and the new 27-star banner was discharged in 1992. In this more up to date form, the stars were likewise improved somewhat with the goal that they were precise regarding their mysterious directions.




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