the fortification, a small square, was needed
so that the students of a nearby school could properly observe
the 'dia da bandeira'
- the day of the flag, a brazilian celebration created in 1889
in honor of the country's flag.
it was at this moment that the beach was
renamed praia da bandeira - beach of the flag.
brazil's national flag was adopted on november 19, 1889, and
it is designed as a green rectangle with proportions of 7:10,
with a yellow diamond inside a blue circle, and crossed by
a white label with the words 'order and progress', as well as
twenty-seven white stars.