Ultimate Battle of South America

KathleenGrant · 08-04-2021 02:46PM

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 · 08-04-2021 02:47PM

And Socrates was a Greek philosopher.

KathleenGrant · 08-04-2021 02:51PM

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.

08-04-2021 03:01PM

Again, only one vote in it!

Brazil advances to the Semi Finals

Zaph · 08-04-2021 03:01PM

KathleenGrant wrote: »

Falcao is from Colombia.

Nah, not him. The guy who had one of the most iconic goal celebrations from the 1982 World Cup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsDo4C4l1Bk

How that team didn't win the tournament that year is one of life's greatest mysteries.

KathleenGrant · 08-04-2021 03:07PM

Zaph wrote: »

Nah, not him. The guy who had one of the most iconic goal celebrations from the 1982 World Cup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsDo4C4l1Bk

How that team didn't win the tournament that year is one of life's greatest mysteries.

Apologies, don't remember him at all.

08-04-2021 03:25PM

Quarter Final 3 is on the way...

08-04-2021 03:30PM

Carabobo

State of Venezuela

thumb2-flag-of-carabobo-state-4k-silk-flag-venezuelan-state-carabobo-state.jpg

vs

Rivera

Department of Uruguay

thumb2-flag-of-rivera-department-4k-silk-flag-department-of-uruguay-silk-texture.jpg

cdeb · 08-04-2021 03:32PM

Carabobo no question. Lovely colours and a unique striking design. Rivera has done well, but it's just a decent football shirt.

Zaph · 08-04-2021 03:38PM

Carabobo - I've loved Rivera all the way through, but Carabobo is just that little bit better. Better colours, better design and better overall visual impact.

SineadSpears · 08-04-2021 03:39PM

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

Purgative · 08-04-2021 03:40PM

Nothing wrong with a daycent football jersey.

Rivera decent flag, easily identifiable, you'd know well where your lot were. The blue and white works well. Tidy flag.

ChannelNo5 · 08-04-2021 03:41PM

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

Cosmo Kramer · 08-04-2021 03:42PM

Im not sold on Carabobo, I feel like it needs some white in there to break up the other colours. And the skinny green line seems pointless, if you're going to throw in some green, do it right. Otherwise just leave it out.

Rivera on the other hand is growing on me. Nice simple colours and an unusual layout for a geographical flag - but it works. The blue and white crest within the blue and white flag works too, even though it seems like it shouldn't.

So Rivera for me.

JP Liz V1 · 08-04-2021 03:48PM

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

)

Sawduck · 08-04-2021 03:50PM

Carabobo - much prefer the design on this one, the other one is basically west brom(still a good flag though)

KathleenGrant · 08-04-2021 03:51PM

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.

Barna77 · 08-04-2021 03:52PM

Carabobo
Nicer colours.
The two towers with the rising sun in the backdrop work better than football stripes

ari101 · 08-04-2021 04:00PM

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

Montage of Feck · 08-04-2021 04:12PM

Carabobo, classy looking colours with an original design.

KathleenGrant · 08-04-2021 04:12PM

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.

Irish Aris · 08-04-2021 04:14PM

I will vote for Carabobo too.
I like the arch - it feels as if it is in the background, yet very distinct.

ChannelNo5 · 08-04-2021 04:14PM

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

KathleenGrant · 08-04-2021 04:14PM

The Arch of Carabobo: this would definitely be on my list of things to see if I would travel.

KathleenGrant · 08-04-2021 04:22PM

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.

08-04-2021 04:30PM

Neck and neck for a while but in the end a decisive win

Carabobo advances to the Semi Finals

Sawduck · 08-04-2021 04:34PM

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

08-04-2021 04:40PM

KathleenGrant wrote: »

The kids are raging I didn't involve them sooner.

Get them back on board for the May Ultimate Battle!

08-04-2021 05:00PM

Santa Cruz

Province of Argentina

thumb2-flag-of-santa-cruz-4k-silk-flag-province-of-argentina-silk-texture.jpg

vs

Tierra del Fuego

Province of Argentina

thumb2-flag-of-tierra-del-fuego-4k-silk-flag-province-of-argentina-silk-texture.jpg

[

Sawduck · 08-04-2021 05:04PM

Santa Cruz - two of my favourite ones, I actually don't mind which one advances but I'll go with Santa Cruz, the sun, mountains and sea come together really well

Ultimate Battle of South America

Comments