Flag of Brazil

The national flag of Brazil was adopted on November 19, 1889 as recommended and the regulations of Decree No. 4 is based on a green rectangle with proportions of 07:10 and placed him a yellow diamond that forms a blue circle crossed by a white label with the words "Ordem e Progresso" (Order and Progress) in green letters, as well as twenty-seven stars of white.

It is one of the few national flags in the world who have nowhere to black or red - usually associated with war, bereavement or blood - in its composition.

Colors:
The Green represents the forests, the yellow, minerals, and blue, the sky. The stars represent the States forming the Union.

The political map of Brazil is divided into 5 regions: South, Southeast, Midwest, North and Northeast.

South: Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.
Southeast: Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
Midwest: Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.
North: Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins.
Northeast: Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe.