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![[Flag of Fazenda Rio Grande, PR (Brazil)]](../images/b/br-pr-111.gif)
image by Dirk Schönberger,
21 July 2011The municipality of Fazenda Rio Grande (100,209 inhabitants in 2019; 11,668
ha) is located 40 km south of Curitiba.
Fazenda Rio Grande emerged around
the two estates ("fazenda") of Capocu and Rio Grande / Grande Rio, established
on the bank of river Iguaçu in the 16th century and 1800, respectively. The
settlements that developed around the two estates and other neighboring
settlements formed the municipality of Mandirituba, established on 25 July 1960,
separating from São José dos Pinhais. Population increase in Greater Curitiba
following the abandon of coffee cultivation in North Paraná prompted the
establishment of the district of Fazenda Rio Grande by State Law No. 7,521
promulgated on 17 November 1981. The municipality of Fazenda Rio Grande was
established by State Law No. 9,213 promulgated on 26 January 1990 and
inaugurated on 12 April 1991.
The flag and arms of Fazenda Rio Grande are
prescribed by Municipal Law No. 195 promulgated on 26 May 1999.
Article
2.
The features of the flag of the municipality shall obey the following
rules.
I. Width, 14 units.
II. Length, 20 units.
III. The blue flag
shall be divided by a white stripe of 7 units in width, wavy and starting from
the upper left part between the 1st and 7th units and ending in the lower right
part, between the 8.5th and the 11.5th units.
Article 3.
The coat of
arms shall obey the following rules.
I. In the lower part, a yellow scroll, a
color representing light and knowledge, inscribed in black, left "26.01" and
right "1990", surrounding the writing "FAZENDA RIO GRANDE", representing the
date of creation of the municipality.
II. The shield shall be surmounted by a
white mural crown with eight towers, only five of them visible in perspective
view, which classifies a 2nd rank town, seat of a county.
III. Inside, three
cogwheels argent (silver), a color symbolizing peace, friendship and work,
representing industrial manpower, emphasizing that a small force can move a
bigger one, which, in turn, can move an even bigger one.
IV. On top, the
Southern Cross or, symbolizing people's union and force.
V. Stylized
Brazilian pines vert (green) support the shield, recalling the characteristics
of Brazil's South Region as a whole, and a fazenda's gate symbolizing protection
granted by the municipality.
VI. A transversal blue stripe, a color
symbolizing justice, clarity and loyalty, river, representing the source of
river Iguaçu in the municipality.
Article 4.
The flag's blue color
represents justice and loyalty, while the white stripe characterizes the
fluidity of a flowing river, symbolizing the town's dynamic.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/pr/f/fazenda-rio-grande/lei-ordinaria/1999/19/195/lei-ordinaria-n-195-1999-dispoe-sobre-a-forma-dos-simbolos-municipais-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/prefeiturafrg/photos/2329158907217044
https://www.facebook.com/Cāmara-Municipal-de-Fazenda-Rio-Grande-454250621296607/photos/454252471296422
Ivan Sache,
2 February 2022
![[Flag of Fazenda Rio Grande, PR (Brazil)]](../images/b/br-pr-111a.gif)
image by Ivan Sache,
2 February 2022
reconstructed image
This Law abrogates the early municipal symbols that were prescribed by
Municipal Law No. 79 promulgated on 8 August 1995.
Article
3.
The municipal flag shall have the following design.
Horizontally
divided in 13 parallel stripes of equal width, in turn six green and 7 red
stripes, starting on top with a red stripe.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/pr/f/fazenda-rio-grande/lei-ordinaria/1995/7/79/lei-ordinaria-n-79-1995-dispoe-sobre-a-forma-dos-simbolos-municipais-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
Ivan Sache, 2 February 2022