This sky is shown as seen from outside the celestial sphere. Each of the twenty-seven stars represents one of the different states and the Federal District. The number of stars has been changing throughout history as new states were created, from the original twenty-one.

The star that represents the Federal District is Sigma Octantis, whose position makes it visible throughout the country throughout the year; also, due to its location, the rest of the stars seem to rotate around it. The star of the state of Pará appears above the others because at the time of independence it was the province with the capital, Belém.

The solitary star at the top of the dial is Espiga and has a double meaning: the first is to show that Brazil occupies territories in both hemispheres; the second, to make a reference to agriculture, since the Greek goddess Demeter was represented carrying a cereal in her hand.

The Cruise (Southern Cross) is a memory of the first name of Brazil given by the Portuguese: Tierra de Santa Cruz. It occupies the center of the sphere, because on the day of the proclamation of the republic, this constellation passed over the meridian of the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Below the South Transept, on the left, you can see the star Canopus in the constellation Carinae. Canopus recalls the legend of the Argonauts, and was placed to symbolize the voyages of the Portuguese explorers during the period of the great voyages.