Flag and map of Brazil
Brazil is a country in South America. Below you'll find the flag, the outline of the territory and a fact sheet with the essentials and some trivia — everything that shows up as a hint in the Vexdle game.
Flag of Brazil
Map
Fact sheet
- Capital
- Brasília
- Continent
- South America
- Population
- 213,562,666
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Currency
- Brazilian Real (BRL)
- Land borders
- 10 countries
- Geography
- Has a coastline
Flag anatomy
The green field recalls the forests and the House of Braganza, while the yellow rhombus represents gold and the House of Habsburg. The blue globe shows the night sky over Rio on 15 Nov 1889 with 27 stars for the states, crossed by the motto 'Ordem e Progresso' (Order and Progress).
Fun facts Did you know?
- Brazil's flag has more stars than the night sky lets most people count — and they are arranged exactly as the constellations appeared over Rio the night the republic was proclaimed.
- It borders every South American country except Chile and Ecuador — 10 in total, the most in the Americas.
- It is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest in the world by area.
- The Amazon River discharges about a fifth of all the fresh water that reaches the world's oceans.
Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Peru
Paraguay