Piauí

Piauí
Country	Brazil
Adopted	July 24, 1922
Proportions	7:10

The flag of Piauí are 13 stripes of green and yellow, with a blue canton and a white star / the words "13 DE MARCO DE 1823" inside. It is one of the official state symbols of Piauí, a state in northeastern Brazil.

History

On November 17, 2005, the Brazilian State of Piauí modified the flag, and the State Law 5.507 proclaimed, "Article 1st. The Flag of the State of Piauí, defined by the Law 1050 of July 24, 1922, will contain the date of *13 de Março de 1823* (March 13, 1823) the day of the Battle of Jenipapo, written in white, capital letters, in the blue rectangle above the star."

This date, March 13, 1823, is the day of the Batalha do Jenipapo (Battle of Genipap) the bloody battle in the Independence war of Brazil. At the banks of the Jenipapo river where today is located the city of Campo Maior-Piauí the Brazilians patriots fight fought against Portuguese troops, and the date is considered the date of the entry of Piauí into the Independent Brazilian Empire. The province of Piauí has a strategic position for the maintenance of the North of Portuguese America between Amazonia and the Northeastern provinces, this is the reason why Portugal appointed the Governor-in-army of the Province the veteran of Napoleonic Wars João José da Cunha Fidié.

Symbolism

Yellow, green, blue, and white are the colors of the Brazilian flag.

This flag has the same number of horizontal stripes as on the United States flag.

The date written, March 13, 1823, is the day of the Battle of Jenipapo.

Colors

Color	Name	CMYK	sRGB	Hexadecimal	Pantone
	Blue	100/0/70/0	11/16/151	0B1097	294C (brilho), 288M (fosco)
	Green	70/0/100/10	86/161/52	56A134	362C (brilho), 369M (fosco)
	Yellow	15/100/0/0	255/213/0	FFD500	108C (brilho), 109M (fosco)
	White	0/0/0/0	255/255/255	FFFFFF