Coat of Arms Description: Brazil's coat of
arms is fairly straightfoward in its interpretation. The branches, from
left to right, are coffee and tobacco; these were two staple crops of
the country.
The stars in the center make up the constellation the Southern
Cross. The twenty-six stars surrounding the Southern Cross represent
the 26 districts of Brazil. Some important information is written on the
blue banners near the bottom of the coat of arms. The first is the
official name of Brazil. The second is the date of the republic's
beginning.
