Flag of Chicago Flag of Chicago The flag of Chicago consists of two blue horizontal stripes or bars on a field of white, each stripe one-sixth the height of the full flag, and placed slightly less than one-sixth of the way from the top and bottom. Between the two blue stripes are four red, six-pointed stars arranged in a horizontal row. The City of Chicago flag, designed by Wallace Rice, was adopted in 1917 after Rice won the design competition. The three sections of the white field and the two stripes represent geographical features of the city, the stars symbolize historical events, and
Flag of São Paulo (state) Because of the flag, the colors that symbolize the state of São Paulo are black, red and white. The flag has thirteen stripes alternating between black and white, representing the days and nights that the "bandeirantes" fought for the good of the state. The top and bottom stripes are both black, so the edges are clearly delimited. The canton consists of a red rectangle on the upper left corner, representing the blood shed by the "bandeirantes." The white circle contains an outline of Brazil in blue, the color of strength, which the "bandeirantes" brought to the state. There is a