Ultimate Battle of South America

Zaph wrote: »

Brazil - two more great flags, but can you ever envisage any other flag beside the names of Pele, Zico, Socrates, Falcao, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and so many more? Truly iconic.

Falcao is from Colombia.

Reberetta wrote: »

And Socrates was a Greek philosopher.

Ah but what a footballer too. Died of food poisoning at 57. I was very sad when I heard it. The man was unbelievable.

Rivera - prefare it over the red. the blue is a lovely shade too. its fresh, silky and masculine

Like both of these but Carabobo just pips it. the colour contrast is more striking.

I'm not keen on either but

Carabobo

State of Venezuela

has better colours and symmetry / formation ( not sure if they are the correct words )

Carabobo
The purple red represents the blood shed by the liberators during the battle of Carabobo; blue represents the access to the sea, which symbolizes Carabobo's universality. The sun stresses that the flag represents the light dominating the darkness; the Arch of Carabobo, commemorating the battle that strengthened the national independence, is part of the essence of Carabobo. The thin green stripe represents the agricultural and ecological potential of the State.

Rivera
I can't find information of the stripes but they most likely symbolise the stripes on the national flag.
The crest has a tree on the upper left part, the Cerro del Marco (Marco Hill) over a blue camp on the upper right part. The hill marks the border between Uruguay and Brazil. In the middle a red stripe with the name of the department: "RIVERA" in white letters. At the lower part the nine white and blue stripes of the Uruguayan National Flag.

Carabobo - I just like that it is different, offset design, interesting symbolism, without being too fussy or cartoonish. For me it might not make an overall winner as, other than the sun it is quite dark, but then that darkness draws your eye to the detail at the sun...

The runner up here is another good flag, been a nice variety of quality flags throughout

The vote of the Grant Jury

Carabobo 4-0

We loved the warmth of the colours on the flag plus the added warmth of the sun. The colours are reflective of the national flag (without the green) but the symbolism in the colours give the state ownership also.
We felt the symbolism of the bloodshed of the liberators combined with the Arch of Carabobo are great ways to celebrate the nationalism of the people. The arch is iconic and looks wonderful against the sun. We felt the green stripe adds interest.

We all liked Rivera but felt it couldn't compete with Carabobo.

Got to say I'm loving the deliberations of the Grant jury. The family investment is delightful

ChannelNo5 wrote: »

Got to say I'm loving the deliberations of the Grant jury. The family investment is delightful

It's a nice way to spend the last 2 days before 2 of them have to head back to work/college.
We are probably a big pack of nerds (no probably about it I hear you say) but it's an enjoyable activity for an afternoon instead of watching TV or whatnot. The kids are raging I didn't involve them sooner.

KathleenGrant wrote: »

The vote of the Grant Jury

Carabobo 4-0

We loved the warmth of the colours on the flag plus the added warmth of the sun. The colours are reflective of the national flag (without the green) but the symbolism in the colours give the state ownership also.
We felt the symbolism of the bloodshed of the liberators combined with the Arch of Carabobo are great ways to celebrate the nationalism of the people. The arch is iconic and looks wonderful against the sun. We felt the green stripe adds interest.

We all liked Rivera but felt it couldn't compete with Carabobo.

Your family have great taste in flags