History Hustle
@historyhustle·283K subscribers·928 videos
Why Did Brazil COPY the US Flag?
Posted
July 30, 2026
Views
2,890
Likes
148
Comments
7
Engagement
5.36%
July 30, 2026
2,890
148
7
5.36%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
Episode Timeline
Every episode in order around the one you’re watching — click any card and the page flips straight to it.
1:00Now PlayingDid you know that this Brazilian flag right here was only adopted for four days? If you look at it closely, it looks like a cheap knock-off of the American flag, right? Well, for exactly four days, this was the official flag of Brazil. On November 15, 1889, Brazil overthrew its emperor and became a republic. They needed a new flag instantly. So, a politician named Ruy Barbosa basically copied the U.S. flag, swapped the red and white for Brazil's imperial green and gold, and threw 21 stars in the corner. But the new president hated it. He thought it was a total copycat move. He vetoed it immediately. Here are two other proposals that were rejected. On November 19, the copycat flag was replaced by the green, yellow, and blue flag we know today. Later some more stars were added. The copycat flag was dead, but not forgotten. It actually inspired several Brazilian state flags used today! Subscribe for more wild history facts.
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
