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The municipality of Gravataí (255,762 inhabitants in 2010, therefore the 6th
most populous municipality in the state and the 3rd in Greater Porto Alegre;
46,376 ha) is located 20 km north-east of Porto Alegre. The municipality is
composed of the districts of Gravataí (seat), Barro Vermelho (est. by Municipal
Decree No. 1,396 issued on 29 December 1977; 7,035 inh.), Ipiranga (est. by
Municipal Law No. 1 promulgated on 8 January 1958; 4,894 inh.), Itacolomi (est.
by Municipal Law No. 121 promulgated on 16 May 1983; 7,851 inh.) and Morungava
(est. by Federal Law. 1,307 promulgated on 31 May 1939; 6,168 inh.).
Gravataí was established in 1763 as Aldeia de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos by Captain
Antonio Pinto Carneiros, who "transferred" some 1,000 Guarani natives from the
Jesuit missions. José Marcelino de Figueiredo initiated urban planning in 1769,
building schools, pottery workshops and a mill. The parish of Aldeia de Nossa
Senhora dos Anjos was established in 1795, separating from Nossa Senhora da
Conceição de Viamão.
The municipality of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos de Gravataí
was established by a Law promulgated on 11 June 1880, separating from Porto
Alegre. In the first half of the 20th century, Gravataí became a main producer
of cassava flour. The establishment of the General Motors industrial complex on
17 March 997 boosted the development of the town.
http://www.cmgravatai.rs.gov.br/
Municipal Chamber website
Ivan Sache, 18 July 2020
The flag and arms of Gravataí are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 181
promulgated on 15 August 1984.
Article 6.
The municipal flag of
Gravataí shall be white with the coat of arms described in Article 19 of this
Law placed in the flag's geometric center.
Article 7.
In compliance
with heraldic rules, the municipal flag shall have the official dimensions
adopted for the national flag, that is, 14 units in width on 20 units in length.
Article 19.
The municipal coat of arms of Gravataí has the following
heraldic description: Per fess, 1. Silver a blue hill, 2. Red, an open silver
book with a quill and ink pot proper above a bow without arrow proper. The
shield surmounted by a five-towered silver crown. Beneath the shield a red
scroll inscribed in silver with the municipality's name between the date of
foundation of Aldeia dos Índios and the date of municipal emancipation.
The coat of arms has the following interpretation: the hill represents Itacolomi,
an orographic accident overlooking the region where the municipality was
established and the namesake of the domain that was established in Aldeia dos
Índios under the protection of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos do Itacolomi. The lower
part recalls the settlement of the place and the first Indian school established
in Rio Grande do Sul. The book, quill and ink pot emphasize cultural evolution
from Indian primitivism, represented by the bow without arrow. The five-towered
mural crown indicates a town, seat of a municipality.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/g/gravatai/lei-ordinaria/1984/19/181/lei-ordinaria-n-181-1984-dispoe-sobre-a-forma-e-a-apresentacao-dos-simbolos-do-municipio-de-gravatai-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradegravatai/
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradegravatai/
Ivan Sache, 18 July 2020
image by Ivan Sache, 18 July 2020
The samba school Acadêmicos de Gravataí was established on 26 February 1961
by Airton Santos and Adalberto Nascimento. The fifth oldest samba school in
Porto Alegre, it participated its first official parade in 1993. Its best
achievement in the Porto Alegre carnival was 2nd in the Special Group during the
2016 venue. The school was promoted to the Gold division, ranking 5th in 2020.
http://www2.portoalegre.rs.gov.br/cs/default.php?reg=138511&p_secao=3&di=2011-02-28
Porto Alegre municipal website
The school's flag features in the
center the school's symbol, a black panther. The flag's field is divided into
red and white sectors by thin black stripes.
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39Kf_ba9Ivg
Ivan Sache, 18 July 2020