The flag of Brazil has a rectangular shape, with a large yellow rhombus on a green background and a blue ball with stars (including the Southern Cross) in it, crossed by a white stripe with the inscription Ordem e Progresso (Portuguese: "order and progress"). The sky of the flag reproduces the star system seen in Rio de Janeiro on November 15, 1889, the day the country was declared a republic. The aspect ratio of the flag is 7:10.
The main colors are: