The national flag of Brazil has 27 stars.
Brazil’s flag contains a starry blue globe crossed by a white band bearing the motto “Ordem e Progresso,” or “Order and Progress.” The 27 stars represent Brazil’s 26 states and its Federal District. Their arrangement is intended to show the sky over Rio de Janeiro on 15 November 1889, the date Brazil became a republic.
The flag was adopted on 19 November 1889, only four days after the republic was proclaimed. Its green field and yellow diamond derive from colors associated with Brazil’s imperial history, while the blue globe and stars transformed the design into a republican emblem.
The star pattern changes when Brazil creates a new state or federal unit. Because the stars represent political divisions as well as constellations, the flag is both a map-like civic symbol and a stylized astronomical scene. The motto comes from positivist philosophy.