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image by Ivan Sache, 17
July 2020
The municipality of Eugênio de Castro (2,721 inhabitants in 2016; 41,938 ha)
is located 440 km north-west of Porto Alegre.
Eugênio de Castro was
settled in the 1880s by the Marcondes,Teixeira, Alves, Carneiro, Anjos,
Rodrigues, Ribeiro, Cardoso, Oliveira, Ramos and Caré families. The urban
nucleus emerged in the 1920s.
The municipality is named for Eugênio de
Castro, who settled in the town in 1927 and pioneered commerce. The municipality
o Eugênio de Castro was established by Municipal Law No. 8,582 promulgated on 29
April 1988, separating from Santo Ângelo.
http://pmeuca.com.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 17 July 2020
The coat of arms (and indeed, the flag) of Eugênio de Castro is
prescribed by Municipal Law No. 19 promulgated on 15 February 1989.
Article 1.
The coat of arms shall be used in the center of a rectangular flag
with a white background and the same dimensions as the national flag [...].
Article 2.
The coat of arms of the municipality of Eugênio de Castro is
composed of a shield divided into three parts. Sinister a field vert with the
silhouette of a white bovine cattle and a red tractor, symbolizing agriculture
and cattle-breeding, the municipality's main sources of income. Dexter, on a
field argent, the representation of a black kettle on trivet, symbolizing the
population's traditions and hospitality. In base on a field gules a cross argent
recalling that the municipality adopted the missionary religion. The shield
surrounded on two sides by wheat, soybean and maize plants, representing the
region's main crops. The shield surmounted by a four-towered crown or, as the
symbol of a "cidade". Beneath the shield a scroll argent inscribed "29-04
EUGÊNIO DE CASTRO 1988, in the same colors as the flags of Rio Grande do Sul and
of Brazil.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/e/eugenio-de-castro/lei-ordinaria/1989/2/19/lei-ordinaria-n-19-1989-institui-o-brasao-de-armas-do-municipio-de-eugenio-de-castro-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/100260998035207/
https://www.radiocidadesa.com.br/se-ocorrer-extincao-de-municipios-eugenio-de-castro-se-anexara-ao-entre-ijuis-destaca-prefeito-jaime-zwigle/
https://www.radioprogresso.com.br/prefeitura-de-eugenio-de-castro-promove-concurso-publico-para-escolher-hino-do-municipio/
http://www.camaraeugeniodecastro.rs.gov.br/site/pt/66-transicao-de-cargo-de-presidente.html
Ivan Sache, 17 July 2020