Flag of Brazil

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Flag Name	Flag of Brazil
Country	Brazil
Official Name	Federative Republic of Brazil
Capital	Brasília
Continent	Americas
Region	South America
ISO Code	BR / BRA
Internet Domain	.br
Calling Code	+55
Currency	Brazilian real (BRL)
Official Language(s)	Portuguese
Demonym	Brazilian
Area	8,515,767 km²
Population	209,469,333 (approx.)
Coastline	Has a sea coast
United Nations Member	Yes

Official Flag Name	Flag of Brazil
Current Version Adopted	11 May 1992
Design First Used	19 November 1889
Flag Proportion	7:10
Flag Shape	Rectangular
Number of Colours	4
Main Colours	Green, Yellow, Blue, White
Designer	Raimundo Teixeira Mendes, Miguel Lemos and Décio Villares
Design Type	Green field with a yellow rhombus and a starred celestial globe
Nickname	Auriverde
Official Status	Official national flag
Governing Authority	Government of Brazil

Colour	HEX Code	RGB	CMYK	Pantone
Green	#009C3B	0, 156, 59	100, 0, 62, 39	No official Pantone reference
Yellow	#FFDF00	255, 223, 0	0, 13, 100, 0	No official Pantone reference
Blue	#002776	0, 39, 118	100, 67, 0, 54	No official Pantone reference
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0	No official Pantone reference

Twenty-seven stars	One for each state and the Federal District, arranged as the sky appeared over Rio at 8:30 on the morning the republic was proclaimed
Motto Ordem e Progresso	Order and Progress, drawn from Auguste Comte’s positivist maxim
Green	Stands for the House of Braganza and the forests of Brazil.
Yellow	Stands for the House of Habsburg and the country’s mineral wealth.
Blue	Stands for the night sky over Rio de Janeiro on 15 November 1889.
White	Stands for the band bearing the national motto.

Year / Period	Event
19 November 1889	Adopted four days after the republic is proclaimed
1960	A star is added for the new Federal District
11 May 1992	Four more stars bring the total to twenty-seven
Present	The flag remains in official use

Official Ratio (height : width)	7:10
Hoist (height)	7 units
Fly (width)	10 units
Layout	Green field with a yellow rhombus and a starred celestial globe
Band / Stripe Construction	No stripes; a yellow rhombus is inset on the green field
Construction Sheet Available	Yes
Governing Specification	Law No. 5,700 of 1971 on National Symbols

Setting	Flown	Notes
Government buildings	Yes	Flown on official premises
Schools and public institutions	Yes	Common in daily and ceremonial use
Private and civil use	Yes	May be flown by members of the public
Public holidays and commemorations	Yes	Displayed on national days of remembrance
Armed forces	Yes	Carried by the military as a war flag or colour
Naval ensign	Yes	Flown by naval and merchant vessels
Embassies and consulates	Yes	Flown at diplomatic missions abroad
International sport	Yes	Used at the Olympic Games and world championships
United Nations building	Yes	Flown in the row of member states

Flag Type	Purpose	In Use
National flag	The primary flag shown on this page	Yes
Civil flag	Flown by private citizens and organisations	Yes
War flag	Carried by the armed forces on land	Yes
Naval ensign	Flown at sea by naval and merchant vessels	Yes
Air force ensign	Used by the air force	Yes
Presidential standard	Marks the presence of the head of state	Yes
Royal standard	Marks the presence of the monarch	No
Historical flags	Earlier designs no longer in official use	Yes

Years in Use (current design)	34 years
Adoption Date	11 May 1992
Earliest Recorded Use	19 November 1889
Designer	Raimundo Teixeira Mendes, Miguel Lemos and Décio Villares
Nickname	Auriverde
Dominant Colour	Green
Flags It Resembles	No close relatives among national flags
Notable Feature	Green field with a yellow rhombus and a starred celestial globe