6. In the flag of Brazil the Crux constellation has a central position:  From the description of the layout of the flag we also learn what names the 5 main stars of Crux (Cruzeiro do Sul) have in Portuguese:  It is hard to read the text and I therefore tried a trick - I looked up Crux in the English version of Wikipedia and then changed the language to Portuguese:
I guess Pálida means the pale one and Intrometida the inserted - cfr intermezzo - one. |