Empire of Brazil

Infobox country | native_name = Império do Brasil | conventional_long_name = Empire of Brazil | era = 19th century | empire = Brazil | year_start = 1822 | year_end = 1889 | image_flag = Bandeira do Império do Brasil com nó e cores corretos.svg | flag_type = Flag (1853–1889) | flag_alt = Flag adopted in 1822 displaying 19 stars representing the country's provinces. Another star was added in 1870. The flag consists of a green field with a golden rhombus and the lesser arms of imperial Brazil. | image_coat = Coat of arms of the Empire of Brazil.svg | coat_alt = | symbol = Coat of arms of Brazil | symbol_type = Grand Imperial Arms | other_symbol = | other_symbol_type = Lesser Arms | national_motto = Independência ou Morte! | englishmotto = Independence or Death! | national_anthem = Hino da Indepedência do Brasil "Anthem of the Independence of Brazil"Hino Nacional Brasileiro "Brazilian National Anthem" | image_map = Brazilian Empire 1828 (orthographic projection).svg | image_map_caption = Empire of Brazil at its largest territorial extent, 1822–1828,including former Cisplatina province | image_map_alt = Map of South America with the Empire of Brazil highlighted in green | capital = Rio de Janeiro | common_languages = Portuguese | religion = 98.9% Catholicism (official)1.0% Evangelicalism0.1% No religion | religion_year = 1890 | religion_ref = | ethnic_groups = 44.0% White 32.4% Mixed 14.6% Black 9.