Teixeira Mendes

Raimundo Teixeira Mendes (5 January 1855 – 28 June 1927) was a Brazilian philosopher and mathematician. He is credited with creating the national motto, "Order is Progress", as well as the national flag on which it appears.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Teixeira and the second or paternal family name is Mendes.

Teixeira Mendes was born in Caxias, Maranhão.

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