The distance between its four vertices and the flag edge is equal. In the middle of the diamond is a blue celestial globe with an arched white belt. Green and yellow are the national colors of Brazil. Green symbolizes the country's vast jungle, and yellow represents rich mineral deposits and resources. The arched white belt on the celestial globe divides the sphere into two parts, the lower part symbolizes the starry sky in the southern hemisphere, and the white five-pointed stars with different sizes on it represent 26 States and a federal district in Brazil. The leucorrhea reads "order and progress" in Portuguese.