Flag of Rio de Janeiro (state)

For the flag of the city, see Flag of Rio de Janeiro.

The flag of Rio de Janeiro is the official flag of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.^[1]

Rio de Janeiro

Use	Civil and state flag
Adopted	5 October 1965; 59 years ago (1965-10-05)

History

The flag was officially instituted by State Law No. 5588 of 5 October 1965,^[2] and was unchanged following the state's merger with Guanabara a decade later.

Gallery

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  Unofficial flag of the province of Rio de Janeiro in the Empire of Brazil^{[citation needed]}
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  Flag of the State of Rio de Janeiro from 1891 to 1937 and 1947–1965, depicting a different version of the state coat of arms^{[citation needed]}