Flags of Brazilian states
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National Flags
| Flag | |Use | National flag National flag A national flag is a flag that symbolizes a country. The flag is flown by the government, but usually can also be flown by citizens of the country.Both public and private buildings such as schools and courthouses may fly the national flag... , State flag State flag There are two separate meanings for the term state flag in vexillology – the flag of the government of a sovereign state, and the flag of an individual subnational state.-Government flag:... , State ensign, Civil ensign Civil ensign The civil ensign is the national flag flown by civil ships to denote nationality... and War ensign | Is a blue disc depicting a starry sky spanned by a curved band inscribed with the national motto, within a yellow rhombus, on a green field. . |
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Naval Jack | Rectangular flag (ratio 3:4) bearing 21 white stars on a dark blue field – a horizontal row of 13 and a vertical column of 9, orthogonally displayed | |
Government flags
| Flag | |Use | Presidential Standard Presidential Standard Several countries use the term Presidential Standard or Presidential Flag to describe the flag used by a president.*Presidential Standard of Argentina*Presidential Standard of Austria*Presidential Standard of Belarus*Presidential Standard of Brazil... | Dark green rectangle (ratio 2:3) holding the national coat of arms Coat of arms of Brazil The coat of arms of Brazil was created on November 19, 1889, four days after Brazil became a republic.The coat of arms consists of the central emblem surrounded by coffee and tobacco branches, which were important crops in Brazil at that time.In the blue circle in the center, the Southern Cross ... on its center. |
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| Vice-presidential standard | Yellow rectangle (ratio 2:3) with twenty-three blue stars disposed in a cross dividing the flag into four equal quadrants, with the coat of arms in the middle of the upper left quadrant. | ||
State flags
This gallery of flags of Brazilian states shows the flags of the 26 BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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Federal district
Federal districts are a type of administrative division of a federation, under the direct control of a federal government. They exist in various countries and states all over the world.-United States:...
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See also
- Flag of BrazilFlag of BrazilThe national flag of Brazil is a blue disc depicting a starry sky spanned by a curved band inscribed with the national motto, within a yellow rhombus, on a green field. Brazil officially adopted this design for its national flag on November 19, 1889, replacing the flag of the second Empire of Brazil...
- Coats of arms of Brazilian statesCoats of arms of Brazilian statesThis gallery of coats of Brazilian states shows the coats of the 26 Brazilian States and the federal district.-See also:*Coat of arms of Brazil*Flags of Brazilian states...