![]() Music Composer: Francisco Manuel da Silva.Anthem Title: "Hino Nacional Brasileiro" (The "Brazilian National Anthem")."Ordem e Progresso" ( "Order and Progress") National Anthem In the second line, the date of the federative republic's beginning (November 15, 1889) is written. The blue banners near the bottom of the coat of arms contain the official name of Brazil (Republica Federativa do Brasil – Federative Republic of Brazil) in its first line. The twenty-six stars surrounding the Southern Cross represent the 26 districts of Brazil. The stars in the central blue circle represent the Southern Cross. ![]() Coffee and tobacco represent the two staple crops of the country. ![]() It consists of a central emblem surrounded by coffee and tobacco branches (from left to right). The Brazilian coat of arms was created on November 19, 1889, and was adopted on May 11, 1992. Gold was the color of the House of Habsburg which was the house of his wife named Empress Maria Leopoldina. The green was the color of the House of Braganza of Pedro I, who served as Brazil's first Emperor. The green background as well as the yellow diamond (rhombus) were both adopted from the former imperial flag. When Brazil became a republic in 1889, the flag was modified, adding a blue circle on a starry sky with a curved band over it containing the national motto. From 1822-1889, the flag consisted of a green background, with a yellow diamond in the middle. On September 7, 1822, a few days after the country’s independence from Portugal, the first Brazilian flag was presented to the country. The first Brazil flag was created during the Empire of Brazil. The flag has a height-width proportion ratio of 10:7. The 27 white five-pointed stars symbolize the Federal District’s stability in the nation’s union. The only star above the white band is Spica which represents part of the nation’s territory situated in the northern hemisphere contained in the State of Pará. The stars on the nation’s flag are contained in the Southern Cross, which is a symbolic constellation belonging to the southern hemisphere and also a few constellations around it. The blue circle 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 yellow diamond (rhombus) symbolizes the wealth of the nation's soil including the rich gold reserves. The green color of the flag represents the flora and fauna especially the Amazon rainforest, the Pantanal, as well as the jungle situated along the Atlantic Ocean. The globe displays a white equatorial band with the National Motto: ORDEM E PROGRESSO ("Order and Progress") in green letters. The National flag of Brazil features a green field with a large yellow diamond (rhombus), and in its center floats a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars. The flag design was inspired by the banner of the former Empire of Brazil (1822-1889). The current flag of Brazil was officially adopted on November 19, 1889.
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