Perhaps the most associated thing with the country of Brazil right now is the 2014 Fifa World Cup, where countries all over the globe meted out each other in the football stadiums of Brazil. Even with the Germans coming out as this year’s champion over Argentina, the essence and culture of Brazil was felt not only to all the visitors to their country but throughout the entire globe as they watched and participated in this yearly mega event. Nonetheless, even the Brazilian flag became a world known icon during this time as it hosted the said event. Here are some noteworthy tidbits about the flag’s history.
Even if the country is almost 200 years old since its founding. The official Brazilian flag would be known currently as having a green background color with a rhombus in the middle, with the rhombus having a smaller blue circle in the middle, where the circle is lined with five white stars of differing sizes coupled with a white curved band around the circle like encircling it. The motto which translates to Order and Progress is seen inscribed in capital letters to denote its vision of continuing order and progress to its rich historical background.
When Brazil was founded and gained independence, the first design of the national flag was more like that of the United States’. The four day stint from November 12 to 15, 1889 saw the flag as similar to the stars and stripes. However on November 19, 1889, the “Father of Brazil” and the Republic, field Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, vetoed it and instituted the current flag we see today (but not without minor changes).