English poet and critic. His early poetry has a left-wing political content. With Cyril Connolly he founded the magazine Horizon (of which he was co-editor 193941), and Spender was co-editor of Encounter 195366. His Journals 193983 and Collected Poems 19281985 were published in 1985. He was knighted in 1983.
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.