Flag of Espírito Santo

Before the proclamation of the First Brazilian Republic, when Espírito Santo was a province of the Empire of Brazil, it had an unofficial blue and red vertical bicolor as its flag.[1] In 1989, Paulo Fundão, the public relations officer of the now-defunct Vitória Iron and Steel Company, led a campaign to change the pink of the flag to red.This met strong resistance from both state residents and politicians alike, which led Max Mauro, the then governor, to reject Fundão's proposition.The colors on the flag are inspired by the mantle of Our Lady of Victory, the patron saint of the state capital of Vitória.The text on the flag, "TRABALHA E CONFIA" (Portuguese: Work and trust), is derived from the doctrine of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, who said "Trabalha como se tudo dependesse de ti e confia como se tudo dependesse de Deus" (Portuguese: Work as if everything depended on you and trust as if everything depended on God).
Flag of the province of Espírito Santo (1821 – 1889)
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