Brazil
- Region
- South America
- Area
- 8,515,767 km²
- Capital
- Brasília
- ISO
- BR
What the flag means
Green and yellow are said to have first been the colors of Emperor Pedro I’s House of Braganza and the Empress’s House of Habsburg. Today they are often explained as forests and resources such as gold. The motto on the band reads "Order and Progress."
Fun facts
- FlagThe starry sky on Brazil’s flag depicts the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 11/15/1889, when the republic began.
- GeographyBrazil is the only country in the world crossed by both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn.
- CultureBrazil is named after the “pau-brasil,” a tree that yields a red dye.
- CultureBrazil’s capital, Brasília, is a planned city founded in 1960, and its layout is likened to an airplane.
