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Independência, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

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Independência, RS (Brazil) image by Ivan Sache, 19 July 2020


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Municipality

The municipality of Independ�ncia (6,167 inhabitants in 2019; 35,829 ha) is located 480 km north-west of Porto Alegre.

Independ�ncia is said to have been named by rascals banished from Santo �ngelo in 1890 and expelled beyond river Santa Rosa, where they morphed in careful farmers and hunters. One of them, wanting to settle back to Santo �ngelo with his family, said to the local authorities: "I want to come back because I have gained my independence." There is absolutely not the least evidence of these events; why the town was called "Independence" is still a matter of conjecture.

https://www.independencia.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website


Description of the Flag

An ascending diagonal tricolour, green over white over yellow with the municipal arms in the centre.

Official website at http://www.independencia.rs.gov.br/portal1/intro.asp?iIdMun=100143193
Dirk Sch�nberger, 19 February 2012