Flag of Brazil

Country

Flag of Brazil uses green field with a yellow rhombus and a starry blue globe. Ratio 7:10, current adoption May 11, 1992 and design credited to Raimundo Teixeira Mendes and others.

Hoist Ratio 7:10 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Brazil
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Federative Republic of Brazil
Identifier	BR / BRA
Region	South America

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	May 11, 1992
First Documented Use	November 19, 1889
Proportion	7:10
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Green, Yellow, Blue, White
Designer	Raimundo Teixeira Mendes and others
Construction	Green field with a yellow rhombus and a starry blue globe
Common Name	Auriverde (the gold and green)

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Green	#009B3A	0, 155, 58	100, 0, 63, 39
Yellow	#FEDF00	254, 223, 0	0, 12, 100, 0
Blue	#002776	0, 39, 118	100, 67, 0, 54
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0

Design and Symbolism

Green	the House of Braganza and the forests.
Yellow	the House of Habsburg and the country’s gold.
Blue	the sky over Rio de Janeiro.
White	the motto band and the stars.
27 stars	The 26 states and the Federal District, arranged as the sky over Rio on the morning of 15 November 1889.
Motto	“Ordem e Progresso” — Order and Progress, drawn from Auguste Comte’s positivist philosophy.

Proportions

Ratio	7:10
Hoist	7 units
Fly	10 units

About the Flag of Brazil

Green field with a yellow rhombus and a starry blue globe The recorded proportion is 7:10. Within this library it is grouped with plain field with a central emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Brazil is Green (#009B3A), Yellow (#FEDF00), Blue (#002776) and White (#FFFFFF). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

27 stars: The 26 states and the Federal District, arranged as the sky over Rio on the morning of 15 November 1889; Motto: “Ordem e Progresso” — Order and Progress, drawn from Auguste Comte’s positivist philosophy.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to November 19, 1889. The adoption field for the present record is May 11, 1992. The designer is recorded as Raimundo Teixeira Mendes and others.

Additional flag context

The twenty-seven stars are a real star map: the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889, drawn as if viewed from outside the celestial sphere, so it appears mirrored.

Stars have been added as states were created, most recently in 1992. Each star is assigned to a specific state or to the Federal District.

The green and yellow are usually explained as the houses of Braganza and Habsburg, from the imperial period, rather than as forest and gold — a reading that arrived later.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Green field with a yellow rhombus and a starry blue globe, a 7:10 proportion and the visible 27 stars. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Brazil — Specialist vexillological reference

Other plain field with a central emblem flags

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Facts about the Flag of Brazil

Brazil is recorded as green field with a yellow rhombus and a starry blue globe.
The reference proportion for the flag of Brazil is 7:10.
The stored palette for Brazil contains Green, Yellow, Blue and White.
The adoption field for this country flag record is May 11, 1992.
The design record traces first use to November 19, 1889.
Raimundo Teixeira Mendes and others is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the plain field with a central emblem design family in this library.
27 stars: The 26 states and the Federal District, arranged as the sky over Rio on the morning of 15 November 1889.
Motto: “Ordem e Progresso” — Order and Progress, drawn from Auguste Comte’s positivist philosophy.
The twenty-seven stars are a real star map: the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889, drawn as if viewed from outside the celestial sphere, so it appears mirrored.
Stars have been added as states were created, most recently in 1992. Each star is assigned to a specific state or to the Federal District.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Brazil

What does the flag of Brazil look like?

Green field with a yellow rhombus and a starry blue globe, with a recorded proportion of 7:10.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Brazil?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 7:10.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Brazil?

The reference palette lists Green #009B3A, Yellow #FEDF00, Blue #002776 and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the flag of Brazil represent?

27 stars — The 26 states and the Federal District, arranged as the sky over Rio on the morning of 15 November 1889. Motto — “Ordem e Progresso” — Order and Progress, drawn from Auguste Comte’s positivist philosophy.

When was the present flag record for Brazil adopted?

The adoption field in this record is May 11, 1992.

Who designed the flag of Brazil?

The designer is recorded as Raimundo Teixeira Mendes and others.

Which design family does the flag of Brazil belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with plain field with a central emblem designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.