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Although there are now standard patterns for Brazilian unit colors, Brazil, unlike other
countries, allows units that were granted "historic standards" during earlier periods to keep using the
same design originally granted.
Joseph McMillan, 2 June 2001
The images are from two sources: official Brazilian Army prints from
the 1940s in the files of the U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry and pictures
on various internet pages of the Brazilian Army and the units concerned.
Where I have found modern pictures of the standards from the 1940s, the
design has invariably remained unchanged. The use of these flags seems
to have begun in the 1930s.
Joseph McMillan, 17 May 2001
The "historic standards" granted by the Brazilian Army to its military units were originally of a
unique design for each unit--
combinations of stripes, saltires, borders, stars, crosses, etc., mainly but not exclusively in red and
blue, with badges, battle honors,
and other devices in silver, gold, and other colors.