Floral emblem tree. The "heilala" ("Garcinia sessilis") is Tonga's national flower. The name of Tonga's beauty pageant, the Heilala Festival, is taken from this flower. Resorts, as well as products, are also often named after this flower, such as the Heilala Lodge and Heilala Vanilla. The flower is also used in Tonga for medicinal and ornamental purposes. The national flower of Argentina is the flower of the ceibo tree ("Erythrina crista-galli"), also known as "seibo" or "bucaré" Bolivian national flowers are the "kantuta" ("Cantua buxifolia") and "patujú" ("Heliconia rostrata"). The national flower of Brazil is the flower of the Golden Trumpet Tree
The South is My Country The South is My Country The South is My Country (Portuguese: "O Sul é o Meu País") is a separatist movement that claims the independence of Brazil's South Region, formed by the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. The group claims the region is under-represented by Brasilia. During the Empire of Brazil, several separatist movements existed in the region. Among the main reasons for secession, the groups complained about high taxation of dry meat, the main export product of the region during the time. Armed conflict broke out in the Ragamuffin War, when Rio Grande do