English-born US novelist. He lived in Germany from 192933 just before Hitler's rise to power, a period that inspired Mr Norris Changes Trains (1935) and Goodbye to Berlin (1939), creating the character of Sally Bowles, the basis of the musical Cabaret (1968). Returning to England, he collaborated with W H Auden in three verse plays.
Yellow and the diamond shape represent Brazil's mineral wealth. The motto Ordem e Progresso means ‘Order and Progress’. Green stands for the vast forests. Effective date: 15 November 1889.