finally, it is completed with a banner over the sky with the motto 'ordem e progresso' ('order and progress') - in 1992, six stars were added to reflect the addition of new states, and the position was changed to more accurately reflect the sky.

it is one of the few national flags in the world that do not use the colors red or black, normally associated with war, mourning, or blood.

events take place at the forte de copacabana, at monument to the dead of world war ii, and at the duque de caxias palace - the ceremony is accompanied by the singing of the hymn to the flag', and by a 21-gun salute.