The Brazilian Flag! This is the Brazilian flag. It is bright green and has a yellow diamond in the center, which is filled with a blue globe. There are 27 stars within the blue globe and a white banner runs through it, stating ‘Ordem e Progresso’, which is the country’s slogan and means ‘Order and Progress’. Flags are often designed with meaning… Let’s learn a little more about the Brazilian flag… This flag became the Originally, the stars on the flag official flag of Brazil on represented the constellations November 19, 1889. (groups of stars that form recognisable patterns) in the southern hemisphere. They The green represents all of showed how they were seen the plants, animal life and from Rio de Janeiro on nature that Brazil is home to, November 15th, 1889. including the Amazon However, over time more stars rainforest. have been added to the flag to represent the different states of Brazil (a bit like the stars on the American flag). As the years have progressed, larger states The yellow stands for the have been divided to create country’s wealth, in smaller ones, which has led to particular the Brazilian soil changes being made to the flag. and the country’s gold It was adapted most recently on reserve. Brazil’s flag used to be different to this one, the blue and white May 11th, 1992, when the most of the previous flag represented the Virgin Mary, highlighting recent four stars were added. the country’s deep roots in the Catholic religion. These colours Today, there are 27 stars in moved onto the new flag too. total. Wellbeing: Design your own flag! • Take some time to reflect on yourself and about your family… • It seems that the Brazilian flag was designed to represent the ‘best’ things about Brazil… • If that’s the case, what would your personal ‘flag’ look like? Or a flag to represent your family? • Consider what makes you, you! Are your family loving? You could show this with pink or red. Are you happy? Yellow is often used to connote happiness. Do you love nature and the outdoors? Green would work well if that’s the case… But really, it’s up to you! Enjoy yourself, relax and reflect on your own and your family’s ‘best bits’ .