What Dominic Sandbrook has said about Flag of Brazil
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 21, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on Flag of Brazil once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on June 21, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sandbrook explains that the green and yellow of Brazil's flag come from the House of Braganza and the House of Habsburg.
“The green and yellow in the Brazilian flag are the colours of House of Braganza”
The Rest Is History: 681. Brazil: The Emperor’s Anthem (Part 5) (Jun 21, 2026) · Listen from 21:36
Episodes
681. Brazil: The Emperor’s Anthem (Part 5)The Rest Is History · Jun 21, 2026 · 1 h 10 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace Brazil's national anthem from Dom Pedro I's independence hymn through decades without lyrics to its 1922 text and protest uses.
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