The Brazilian Flag
has a large yellow shape diamond on a green background. The colour
green stands for the lush fields and forests of Brazil. The colour
yellow represents its wealth in gold, which is found in many areas
of the country. In the centre of the yellow diamond there is a blue
sphere that symbolizes the usual navy blue sky that one finds in the
tropical areas of the Earth. In the sphere there are 27 stars which
represent the capital of the country and its federal states. In the
middle of the sphere there is a white banner which reads: "Ordem e
Progresso", meaning "Order and Progress".
Location:
South America
Capital City:
Brasília
Main Cities:
Porto Alegre, Curitiba, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro,
Belo
Horizonte, Salvador, Recife, Fortaleza.
Population: 300,000,000
Area [sq.km]:
8,547,404
Currency:
1 real = 100 centavos
Language:
Portuguese is the
national language, but Brazilian Portuguese is very different in
accent and intonation from the language spoken in Portugal or in
other former Portuguese colonies. Some people suggest that
Brazilians actually speak ''Brazilian" much in the same way that
Americans might be said to speak ''American" rather than English.
GMT:
- 03:00
Virtual trip to Brazil
