List of Brazilian flags

This article is a list of Brazilian flags.

Historical flags of Brazil, in panoply.

National flags

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Flag Date Use Description
  1992–present National flag, state flag, state ensign, civil ensign and war ensign The green background represents the house of Bragança. The yellow rhombus represents the house of Habsburg. The yellow and green originated in the imperial flag. The blue circle represents the Rio de Janeiro skies when cloudless, except for the great star upon the band, which is the polar star representing Para, one of the states which have a part into the North Hemisphere.[1][2] New stars were included with the creation of new states.

Government flags

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Flag Date Use Description
  1907–1947 Presidential Standard of the United States of Brazil (1907–1947)
  1947–1968 Presidential Standard of the United States of Brazil (1947–1968) badge moved to centre
  1968–1971 Presidential Standard of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1968–1971) stars in ring increased and country renamed to Federative Republic
  1971–1992 Presidential Standard of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1971–1992) stars in ring increased again
  1992– Presidential standard Dark green rectangle (ratio 2:3) holding the national coat of arms on its center.[3][4][5]
  1971–1992 Vice Presidential Standard of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1971–1992)
  1992– 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.[6]
  Flag of Minister of Defense Rectangular (larger side once and a half times the lowest), the yellow color of the national flag, with twenty-one arranged in cross blue stars, five in each arm and one in the center, and the center of the upper left quad star of the coat of arms.[7]
  Current Flag of Brazilian Senate

Ministries

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Flag Date Use Description
  1941–2001 Flag of the Minister of Aeronautics
  pre-1999 Flag of the Minister of Navy [8]
  1917 Flag of the Minister of Navy

Imperial standards of Brazil

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Flag Date Use Description
  –1889 Standard of the Emperor of Brazil [9]
  Standard of the princesses of Brazil

Courts

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Flag Date Use Description
  –1958 Flag of the Federal Supreme Court
  -1958 Superior Military Court

Diplomatic services flags

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Flag Date Use Description
  Ambassador Flag
  Envoy Extraordinary Flag
  Chargé d'Affaires Flag
  Consul General Flag
  Consul Flag

Military flags

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Flag Date Use Description
  Flag of the Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces [10]

Brazilian Army

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Flag Date Use Description
  Flag of the Brazilian Army Rectangular flag bearing the coat of arms of the Brazilian Army on a white field.

Brazilian Navy

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Flag Date Use Description
  Flag of the Brazilian Navy Rectangular flag bearing the coat of arms of the Brazilian Navy on a grey field.
  1847- 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.
  Flag of the Brazilian Marine Corps
  Rank flag of the Admiral of the Fleet
  Rank flag of the Admiral
  Rank flag of the Vice Admiral
  Rank flag of the Vice Admiral when commanding a force
  Rank flag of the Rear Admiral
  Rank flag of the Commandant-General of the Marine Corps
  Rank flag of the Vice Admiral Commanding a Force of Marines
  Rank flag of the Rear Admiral Commanding a Force of Marines
  Rank flag of the Captain Commanding a Force of Marines

Police flags

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Flag Date Use Description
  Flag of the Federal Police of Brazil Rectangular flag bearing the coat of arms of the Federal Police on a light blue field.
  Flag of the Federal Highway Police Rectangular flag bearing the coat of arms of the Federal Highway Police on a dark blue field.
  Flag of the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State
  Flag of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State Rectangular field broken in dark blue, gold and red, with the corporation's coat of arms in the center and the emblems of the 31st (left) and 12th (right) Volunteer Corps of the Fatherland.
  Flag of the Military Police of Paraná State Rectangular flag bearing the coat of arms of the Military Police on a dark blue field.

First-level administrative divisions

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This list shows the flags of the 26 Brazilian States and the Federal District.

Flag Map Use
    Flag of Acre
    Flag of Alagoas
    Flag of Amapá
    Flag of Amazonas
    Flag of Bahia
    Flag of Ceará
    Flag of Espírito Santo
    Flag of Goiás
    Flag of Maranhão
    Flag of Mato Grosso
    Flag of Mato Grosso do Sul
    Flag of Minas Gerais
    Flag of Pará
    Flag of Paraíba
    Flag of Paraná
    Flag of Pernambuco
    Flag of Piauí
    Flag of Rio de Janeiro
    Flag of Rio Grande do Norte
    Flag of Rio Grande do Sul
    Flag of Rondônia
    Flag of Roraima
    Flag of Santa Catarina
    Flag of São Paulo
    Flag of Sergipe
    Flag of Tocantins
    Flag of the Federal District

Historical

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Municipalities

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Political flags

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Flag Date Party Description
Current
  2009–present 8th October Revolutionary Movement
  2004–present Socialism and Liberty Party
  1995–present Workers' Cause Party
  1994–present United Socialist Workers' Party
  1988–present Communist Party of Brazil
  1980–present Workers' Party
  1979–present Democratic Labour Party
  2016–present Popular Unity
  2017–present Avante
  2017–present Christian Democracy
Former
  1995–2017 Christian Social Democratic Party
  1994–2004 Social Liberal Party The party had no flag when it merged.
  1989–2006 Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order
  1985–1993 Christian Democratic Party
  1966–1979 National Renewal Alliance
  1932–1937 Brazilian Integralist Action
  1932
  1932-1937 Brazilian Patrianovist Imperial Action

Separatist movements flags

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Flag Date Party Description
  Southern Free Alliance
  Ceará separatist flag
  Free Northeast Libertarian Front
  Independent Amazon Movement
  The South is My Country
  Brazil's Pampas separatist flag See also: República do Pampa
  São Paulo separatist flag Same as the normal state flag but the Brazilian territory on the top of the flag is replaced with the state's territory
  Pernambucan separatist flag

Ethnic groups flags

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Flag Date Use Description
  Flag of the Mbayá
  1865- Present Flag of the Confederados

Historical flags

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Flag Date Use Description
  1692–1816 Flag of the Portuguese Brazil The armillary sphere representing the Portuguese navigation on a white field; was the banner of the Princes of Brazil.
  1630–1654 Flag of the Dutch Brazil / New Holland
  1789 Flag of Inconfidência Mineira
  1798 Flag used in Revolt of the Tailors
  1816–1822 Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves The Coat of Arms of the union with the armillary sphere representing the Kingdom of Brazil and the Portuguese shield representing the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves, with a Royal Crown, on a white field.
  1815–1822 Flag of the Kingdom of Brazil
  1817 Flag used in Pernambucan Revolt
  1824 Flag of Confederation of the Equator
  1832 Flag of Bahian Federalist Revolution
  1822 Flag of the newly independent Kingdom of Brazil The Prince Royal's Personal Standard with a Royal Crown instead of an Imperial.
  1822–1853 Flag of the Empire of Brazil The Imperial Coat of Arms, within a yellow rhombus representing the House of Habsburg, on a green field representing the House of Braganza.
  1853–1889 Flag of the Empire of Brazil The Imperial Coat of Arms, within a yellow rhombus representing the House of Habsburg, on a green field representing the House of Braganza.
  1889 Provisional flag of the Republic of the United States of Brazil between 15–19 November 1889 Thirteen horizontal green and yellow stripes; in the canton, 21 white stars on a blue field.
  1889–1960 Is a blue disc depicting a starry sky (with 21 stars) spanned by a curved band inscribed with the national motto, within a yellow rhombus, on a green field.
  1960–1968 Is a blue disc depicting a starry sky (with 22 stars) spanned by a curved band inscribed with the national motto, within a yellow rhombus, on a green field.
  1968–1992 Is a blue disc depicting a starry sky (with 23 stars) spanned by a curved band inscribed with the national motto, within a yellow rhombus, on a green field.
  1836–1845 Flag of the Riograndense Republic
  1839 Flag of Juliana Republic
  1893–1895 Flag of Principality of Trinidad
  1886–1887 Flag of the Republic of Independent Guiana
  1887–1904 Flag of the Republic of Counani
  1899–1900 Flag of Republic of Acre
  1903 Flag of Republic of Acre
  1912–1916 Flag used in Contestado War
  1952–1953 Flag of Jeovah See also: Estado União de Jeová

Proposed flags

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Flag Date Use Description
  1888 Júlio Ribeiro's Proposal
  1890 Antônio da Silva Jardim's Proposal
  1890 José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior's Proposal
  1892 Oliveira Valadão's Proposal
  1908 Wenceslau Escobar's Proposal
  1908 Eurico de Góis' Proposal
  1922 Eurico de Góis' Proposal

House flags of Brazilian freight companies

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Flag Date Company Description
  around 1756 Companhia Geral de Comércio de Pernambuco e Paraíbapt
  around 1756 Grão Pará and Maranhão Company
  1894–1998 Lloyd Brasileiro
Flag Club
  Cabanga Iate Clube de Pernambuco
  Clube dos Jangadeiros
  Clube Internacional de Regatas
  Clube de Regatas Guanabara
  Clube de Aracaju
  Clube de Guaratuba
  Clube de Santos
  Clube do Espirito Santo
  Clube Rio Janeiro
  Rio Yacht Club
  Veleiros do Sul
  Yacht Clube da Bahía
  Yacht Club Paulista
  Yacht Club Santo Amaro

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The World Factbook: Brazil – Flag description CIA. Retrieved on 8 October 2010.
  2. ^ Bandeiras e significados Historianet. Retrieved on 9 October 2010. (in Portuguese).
  3. ^ "President and Vice President (Brazil)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  4. ^ "Brasile altre". www.rbvex.it. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  5. ^ Great Britain. Admiralty (1916). Drawings of the flags in use at the present time by various nations. University of California Libraries. London : H.M. Stationery, Eyre and Spottiswoode, limited, printers.
  6. ^ "President and Vice President (Brazil)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  7. ^ "Decreto Nº 6941, de 18 de AGOSTO de 2009". www.planalto.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  8. ^ United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Equipment (1899). Flags of maritime nations. Printed by authority. University of California Libraries. Washington.
  9. ^ United States (1882). Flags of maritime nations, from the most authentic sources. Washington, D.C.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ^ "Símbolos do Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas - O Exército". Exército Brasileiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-04-01.