Eight stripes: four green stripes and four yellow stripes. A blue rectangle on the upper left hoist with five white stars, four on each side and one smaller in the center.
Designed by
João Bonifácio Gomes de Siqueira [pt]
Historyedit
The flag was created by Joaquim Bonifácio de Siqueira and later adopted by Law No. 650 of Goiás during the governorship of João Alves de Castro [pt].[1][better source needed]
Symbolismedit
The yellow represents the gold, the green represents the forests, and the five white stars in the upper left hoist represent the Southern Cross. The Southern Cross was the constellation that gave Brazil its primitive names, Ilha de Vera Cruz and Terra de Santa Cruz.[1]
flag, goiás, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2023. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Flag of Goias news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The flag of Goias is the official flag of the Brazilian state of Goias The flag was adopted on 30 July 1919 by Law No 650 of Goias Flag of GoiasUseCivil and state flagProportion7 10Adopted30 July 1919 104 years ago 1919 07 30 DesignEight stripes four green stripes and four yellow stripes A blue rectangle on the upper left hoist with five white stars four on each side and one smaller in the center Designed byJoao Bonifacio Gomes de Siqueira pt History editThe flag was created by Joaquim Bonifacio de Siqueira and later adopted by Law No 650 of Goias during the governorship of Joao Alves de Castro pt 1 better source needed Symbolism editThe yellow represents the gold the green represents the forests and the five white stars in the upper left hoist represent the Southern Cross The Southern Cross was the constellation that gave Brazil its primitive names Ilha de Vera Cruz and Terra de Santa Cruz 1 References edit a b Portal Goias Simbolos Estaduais www goias gov br Retrieved 2023 01 20 nbsp This flag related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flag of Goias amp oldid 1167393363, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
