The Coat of Arms
The Brazilian Coat of Arms features an intricate design of several features. There is a green, red and yellow star with five points. In the centre is a blue circle, which has a tobacco plant on one side of its border and a coffee plant on the other. In the blue circle are stars – the Southern Cross, surrounded by 27 small white stars representing each of the states of Brazil. Behind this composite image is a multi-pointed round shape, resembling the sun.