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The municipality of Passo Fundo (196,739 inhabitants; 78,342 ha) is located
300 km of Porto Alegre.
Passo Fundo was established in 1827 by Manoel
José das Neves aka Cabo Neves, a veteran of the border wars, who was granted
17,724 ha of land to establish a fazenda dedicated to cattle-breeding.
Population increased to 370 in 1853.
Established as a municipality in 1857,
Passo Fundo was connected in 1896 by railway to Santa Maria, and, 12 years
later, to São Paulo.
Ivan Sache,
2 August 2020
The flag of Passo Fundo is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 1,215 promulgated
on 10 June 1966.
Article 1.
Flag horizontally divided into two
sections, the upper, blue (azure), and the lower green (vert), charged in the
center, over the junction of the upper and lower quarters, with the coat of arms
of the municipality.
The colors of the flag of the municipality represent,
green, its territory, and blue, its firmament.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/p/passo-fundo/lei-ordinaria/1966/122/1215/lei-ordinaria-n-1215-1966-adota-bandeira-do-municipio
Leis Municipais database
The coat of arms of Paso Fundo is prescribed
by Municipal Law No. 1,349 promulgated on 16 October 1969.
Article 1.
A Portuguese shield, quartered, surmounted by a four-towered mural crown or,
separated from the shield by a scroll gules inscribed "PASSO FUNDO" in white
letters. The first quarter of the shield features on a golden background a
Brazilian pine proper; the second quarter on a green background, a golden wheat
spike; the third quarter on an orange background, the symbols of industry and
commerce; and the fourth quarter on a blue background, lit by a quarter of
shining sun or, a white open book inscribed with the Greek letters "Α" and "Ω",
and, below, year "1950" as the year of creation of the first movement for
superior education in Passo Fundo. Beneath the shield a red scroll inscribed in
white letters "TRABALHO - FRATERNIDADE - PROGRESSO".
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/p/passo-fundo/lei-ordinaria/1969/135/1349/lei-ordinaria-n-1349-1969-adota-simbolo-do-municipio
Leis Municipais database
The "movement for superior education"
yielded to the establishment of the University of Passo Fundo (UPF) in 1968.
Organized for the first time in 1981 at UPF, the Passo Fundo Literature Days are
among the main literature festivals in Latin America. Beside academic debates,
parallel events, such as exhibitions, contests, music and theater performances,
aim at bring the general public closer to the authors. This effort was
recognized by the title of State and National Capital of Literature granted to
Passo Fundo, aka the Capital of the Books.
http://www.pmpf.rs.gov.br/secao.php?t=11&p=466
Municipal website
The coat of arms of Passo Fundo was originally prescribed by Municipal Law No.
720 promulgated on 1 December 1956.
Article 1.
A Portuguese shield,
divided in four sections, green, yellow, blue, and orange. The chief divided
into two rectangles, green and yellow, representing the past (Brazilian pine)
and present (wheat) economic development, crossed by a blue stripe gules
inscribed with the municipality's name in white letters. On a field vert, in
orange and blue, the present and future (industry) economical development based
on hydro-electrical potential.
Beneath the shield, a stripe gules (red)
inscribed in white letters with the three words "Trabalho Fraternidade
Progresso".
The shield surmounted by a four-towered yellow mural crown,
ensigned in the center with a Cross of Christ, centered red on a yellow ellipse.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/p/passo-fundo/lei-ordinaria/1956/72/720/lei-ordinaria-n-720-1956-adota-o-simbolo-do-municipio
Leis Municipais database
The odd phrasing of the Law was corrected,
"according to the heraldic principles of municipal coat of arms". by Municipal
Law No. 1,111 promulgated on 26 November 1964.
Article 2.
A Portuguese
shield, quartered. 1. On a field argent a Brazilian pine proper (green)
representing the past economical development, 2. On a green field (vert) a wheat
spike or representing present development through agriculture, 3. On a field
gules (red), the symbols of commerce and industry (cogwheel and winged Minerva's
helmet) or, 4. On a blue field (azure) a stylized electricity pylon argent, the
last two quarters representing the municipality's economical potential and
progress and activity oriented to the future.
Beneath the shield a double
scroll gules (red) inscribed argent, in the upper part, "Passo Fundo", in the
lower parts in three sections, "Trabalho", "Fraternidade", "Progresso".
The
shield surmounted by a five-towered mural crown or.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/p/passo-fundo/lei-ordinaria/1964/112/1111/lei-ordinaria-n-1111-1964-corrige-a-lei-n-720-56-de-1-de-dezembro-de-1956-e-em-consequencia-o-brasao-municipal-de-passo-fundo
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bandeiras_Passo_Fundo.JPG
https://www.facebook.com/PrefeituraPassoFundo/photos
https://www.facebook.com/PrefeituraPassoFundo/photos
Ivan Sache, 2 August 2020
