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Last week, September 7th, Brazil celebrated the 186th anniversary of its independence day. Paying homage to the Brazilian culture, we decided to briefly describe the origins, history, symbolism and pantone of the Official Brazil Flag. The flag of Brazil has a green field on which a large yellow rhombus is centered. A blue circle is placed within the rhombus, with white stars of five different sizes and a curved white band running through it. The motto “Ordem e Progresso” (“Order and Progress”) is inscribed in capital letters (of the same shade of green as the field) inside the band. It is one of the few national flags that don’t have the generally blood-and-war-related colors red or black in any part of their composition. The modern flag was officially adopted on November 19, 1889. The concept was the work of Raimundo Teixeira Mendes, with the collaboration of Miguel Lemos and Manuel Pereira Reis. The design was executed by Décio Vilares. The current national flag and ensign maintains the same design with some minor changes. History of the Brazilian Flag: Upon the proclamation of the First Republic, one of the leading figures in the process, lawyer and recently-appointed Minister of Finances and Taxation Ruy Barbosa, proposed a design for the national flag that was strongly inspired by the flag of the United States. This flag was used only for 4 days...