The Inquisition, similarly, was not always the sadistic institution that we associate with the Spanish church. In the Middle Ages, most inquisitors (usually Dominican friars) were quite fair-minded men who sought to give the benefit of the doubt to the defendant. ...
Flag adopted on Portugal Flag - History two vertical bands of green (hoist side, two-fifths) and red (three-fifths) with the national coat of arms (armillary sphere and Portuguese shield) centered on the dividing line; explanations for the color meanings are ambiguous, but a popular interpretation has green symbolizing hope and red the blood of those defending the nation
The Kingdom of Brazil flag (1816 - 1822) was a blue flag with a gold armillary globe. The Empire of Brazil flag (1822 - 1889) has the green back ground and yellow horizontal diamond but with the Portuguese coat of arms in the center instead of the blue ball. The yellow and green was a representation of the union between King Pedro I of Portugal and the Empress Marie Leopoldina of Austria.