Flags of Minas Gerais and Pará
Minas Gerais
Origin: Inconfidência Mineira (18th century)
Symbols:
Red triangle → ideals of freedom and revolution.
Motto: “Libertas Quae Sera Tamen”.
→ “Freedom, even if it comes late”.
Meaning:
Struggle for independence.
Influence of Enlightenment ideas.
Symbol of resistance and freedom.
Pará
Highlight: star on the Brazilian flag also represents the state.
Symbol:
Blue star → Spica star (Virgo constellation).
Meaning:
Represents the state on the national flag.
Connection with astronomy and Brazilian identity.
Integration of Pará into the national symbol.
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