National symbols of Brazil
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This list contains national symbols of the Federative Republic of Brazil.
List of symbols
| Symbol | Name | Image | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag | Flag of Brazil |  |
[1][2] |
| Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Brazil |  |
[1][3] |
| Seal | National Seal of Brazil | .svg) (color)
|
[1][4] |
| National motto | "Ordem e Progresso" (lit. 'Order and Progress') | N/a | [5] |
| National colors | Cores nacionais | Green Yellow "May be used officially alongside": |
[1] |
| National anthem | "Hino Nacional Brasileiro" (lit. 'Brazilian National Anthem') | .jpg) |
[1][6] |
| National animal | Onça-pintada (Panthera onca),[a] the jaguar |  |
[7] |
| National bird | Sabiá-laranjeira (Turdus rufiventris), the rufous-bellied thrush | .JPG) |
[8] |
| National tree | Pau-brasil (Paubrasilia echinata), the brazilwood |  |
[9] |
| National floral emblem | There is no official decree designating a National Flower of Brazil.
Unofficially: Flowers of the ipê-amarelo (Handroanthus chrysotrichus), the gold trumpet tree.[b] |
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| National founder | Pedro I of Brazil |  |
Notes
- Popularly considered the National Flower of Brazil,[10] but not officially so. Proposed by president Juscelino Kubitschek in 1956,[11] president Jânio Quadros in 1961,[12] Minister of Agriculture Hugo de Almeida Leme in 1965,[13] then again by federal deputy Diogo Nomura in 1974 and 1975.[14][15] For various reasons, none of the proposals were ever voted on by Congress. The 1975 proposal was rejected by the Education and Culture Commission in 1977, with the reasoning that the "subject of the project is irrelevant" and that they "[did] not see [...] why consider the yellow ipê as the national flower of Brazil, when there exists, for example, the purple ipê [...], flowers like the coffee, the peach, etc., that could also deserve the intended distinction, not being agreeable, therefore, this measure we consider discriminatory."