In November 19, 1889, the Brazilian flag was officially established. The concept was designed by Raimundo Teixeira in cooperation of Décio Vilares, Miguel Lemos and Manuel Pereira Reis.
If you will notice, it is not the same as the current flag of Brazil. A second design was inaugurated since the declaration of the republic. The third design was made during the independence of the country and a fourth design was established as the official representation of Brazil’s Federal Republic, as considered by the Federal Constitution. The current flag of the country that we now is the second version.
The current flag retains its traditional rectangular shape, with a green field, a yellow diamond and blue circle at the middle. Inside the blue circle you will see 27 white colored five-pointed stars that represent the states of Brazil. The starts were arranged in a same way that reflects the sky above Rio de Janiero in 1889. Inside the blue circle is a white curbed stripe that has printed words in green that says “Ordem e Progresso” which serves as the national motto.
The totality of how the Brazilian flag was inspired by the imperial flag that was designed by Jean-Baptiste Debret, a famous French painter in 1820s, as requested by Dom João VI, the King of Brazil, UK of Portugal and Algarvez back in 1816. This is where they got the concept of color combination and shapes. The colors green and yellow are the representation of the House of Braganza, an important origin of Portugese royal family, and the house of the partner of the first emperor.