{"product_id":"br-838-jct-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"BR-838 jct (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBR-838 jct (Brazil) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design takes the form of a Brazilian federal highway shield, carrying the designation BR-838 in bold black and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is flat and graphic, built almost entirely from black and white. White dominates the field, roughly four parts in five, with black providing the outlines and lettering. The central motif is a double-outlined shield with a notched bottom point, the same silhouette that marks federal routes across the country. Inside it sit the two letters \u003cstrong\u003eBR\u003c\/strong\u003e above the numerals \u003cstrong\u003e838\u003c\/strong\u003e, set large and clear so the marker reads at a glance. Nothing else competes for attention: no border ornament, no background scene, just the shield and its identifier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shield-shaped marker with a two-letter prefix is how Brazil names its federal highways, and BR-838 is one of those routes. The \"jct\" in the title points to a junction, the place where this road meets another and where drivers rely on signage to stay on course. The design therefore stands for navigation itself: a small, precise label that tells a traveller exactly where they are. It belongs to the visual language of transport planning and road mapping, and it reproduces that language faithfully for anyone who reads routes the way others read stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Mug in Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is turned slowly in the hands, so the shield rotates with every sip and the numerals come into view in turn. The clean white field suits the black of the mug, and the bold lettering stays legible from the handle side as well as the front. Pour a coffee, wrap both hands around it, and the BR-838 marker becomes a quiet conversation starter for anyone who has ever followed a Brazilian road on a map.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53183004868888,"sku":"GMY-MUG-BR838-11OZ-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53183004901656,"sku":"GMY-MUG-BR838-15OZ-1FRWQ","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/br-838-jct-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-BR838-11OZ-2-front.webp?v=1794198710","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/br-838-jct-brazil-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}