Les Bresiliens sont tres fiers de leur drapeau, qu'on retrouve partout. Meme sur ma canette de jus de mangue, il est present, avec comme sous titre "fruits du Bresil".

There are 27 stars on the flag. Each star represents a Brazilian state. The flag is the national flag since 1889. The colors green and yellow are in association with the royal families of Bragança and Habsburg. The blue circle is the image of the sky seen form Rio de Janeiro at 12:00 (sidereal hour) on 15th November 1889 (On 15th November 1889 Brazil was declared a republic. Rio de Janeiro was the capital.). On the white band is written "Ordem e Progresso" which means "Order and Progress". This sentence probably is from the French philosopher Augusto Comte.