Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Flag of Princess Territory (1930), short-lived territory in modern-day State of Paraíba. Flag of the Neutral Municipality (1831–1889) Flag of Federal District (1891–1960). State flag of Guanabara (1960–1975). Flag of Fernando de Noronha, designed in 1982 when the islands formed a separate district; still used.
The national flag of Brazil (Portuguese: bandeira nacional do Brasil) is a blue disc depicting a starry sky (which includes the Southern Cross) spanned by a curved band inscribed with the national motto Ordem e Progresso ('Order and Progress'), within a yellow rhombus, on a green field. It was officially adopted on 19 November 1889 –four days ...
Sabiá-laranjeira (Turdus rufiventris), the rufous-bellied thrush. [7] National tree. Pau-brasil (Paubrasilia echinata), the brazilwood. [8] National floral emblem. There is no official decree designating a National Flower of Brazil. Unofficially: Flowers of the ipê-amarelo (Handroanthus chrysotrichus), the gold trumpet tree [a]
Including its Atlantic islands, Brazil lies between latitudes 6°N and 34°S, and longitudes 28° and 74°W. [ 14 ] Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, and third largest in the Americas, with a total area of 8,515,767.049 km 2 (3,287,956 sq mi), [ 178 ] including 55,455 km 2 (21,411 sq mi) of water.
Brazilian Flag Anthem; F. Flag of the Federal District (Brazil) List of Brazilian flags; N. Flag of Dutch Brazil This page was last edited on 8 March 2024, at 20:05 ...
The Imperial House of Brazil (Brazilian Portuguese: Casa Imperial Brasileira) is a Brazilian dynasty of Portuguese origin that ruled the Brazilian Empire from 1822 to 1889, from the time when the then Prince Royal Dom Pedro of Braganza (later known as Emperor Pedro I of Brazil) declared Brazil's independence, until Dom Pedro II was deposed during the military coup that led to the Proclamation ...
The house of Braganza continued to rule over Brazil after Pedro I, son of John VI, was acclaimed the first Emperor of Brazil on 12 October 1822, having proclaimed the independence of the Kingdom of Brazil from Portugal. He was later succeeded on 7 April 1831 by his son Pedro II, the last monarch of Brazil. Pedro II of Brazil, reigned 49 years ...
A collage of various national flags around the world (clockwise from top-left): The flag of Brazil being digitally drawn on a computer. The flag of Papua New Guinea on the patch of a soldier. A sports fan waving the flag of South Africa. Giant flag of Turkey made of Lego bricks. Flag of the United States on the moon during the Apollo 15 moon landing. Flags of the United Kingdom and India are ...