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During the Empire the Brazilian provinces did not have flags. Only after
the Republic was proclaimed and the provinces turned into states were they
allowed to have flags. In fact, many of the state flags have some relation
to regional republican uprisings during the Empire.
Vantuyl Barbosa, 21 January 1998
The Brazilian constitution of 10 November 1937 outlawed all the provincial flags. The new constitution of 18 September 1946 legalized the use of these flags again. All the Brazilian states' flags are used by civilians and by local governments on land. There are, of course, no military versions nor those for use on sea, though there might have been, since many designs are based on old revolutionary flags. Zeljko Heimer, 13 March 1996
It is noteworthy that many of these flags have 7:10 ratio, which is probably influenced by the Brazilian flag of the same ratio. Many of these flags use the Brazilian national colors, green and yellow (and blue), and there are also many red-white-blue combinations. Those colors, as well as the designs of many of them, were obviously influenced by the U.S. flag. Zeljko Heimer, 13 March 1996
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