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image by Ivan Sache, 1 August
2020
The municipality of Novo Machado (3,791 inhabitants in 2016; 21,833 ha) is
located 520 km north-west of Porto Alegre, on the border with Argentina, here
river Urucuai.
Novo Machado was successively known as Linha Machado,
Povoado Machado, Vila Machado, and eventually Novo Machado, but the origin of
the place name is unknown.
The municipality of Novo Machado was established
by State Law No. 9,555 promulgated on 20 March 1992.
https://www.novomachado.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache,
1 August 2020
The flag and arms of Novo Machado are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 13
promulgated on 7 April 1993.
Article 1.
The coat of arms of the
municipality of Novo Machado shall have the following elements and meaning.
Colors
White: Peace aspired to by all human beings.
Blue: The so
cherished sky over a preserved natural environment.
Green; The vegetation and
the necessity to preserve and restore the forests, the soils and water.
White
outlined in green: The water resources and the necessity of plant restoration.
Scroll: (with the municipality's name and date of emancipation) union
between communities.
Animals: Cattle-breeding in the municipality.
Fruits:
Proposal of agricultural diversification.
Computer: The means to access
modern technology.
Wheat and soybean plants; The municipality's main sources
of income.
Gray: The harvested products.
Man: Work at the onset of
colonization; man-made forge: origin of the name Machado ("Axe").
Article
2.
The flag of the municipality shall be composed of a white panel charged in
the center with the coat of arms described in Article 1 of this Law.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/n/novo-machado/lei-ordinaria/1993/2/13/lei-ordinaria-n-13-1993-institui-o-brasao-a-bandeira-do-municipio-de-novo-machado
Leis Municipais database
https://www.novomachado.rs.gov.br/Arquivos/220/Leis/23860/LEI01300_265S.PDF
Facsimile of the original document, with the drawing of the coat of arms.
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/Prefe.NovoMachado/photos/a.2012396045644051/2496779227205728/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/Prefe.NovoMachado/photos/a.2410720142478304/2410723845811267/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/Prefe.NovoMachado/photos/a.2333323643551288/2333324220217897/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/Prefe.NovoMachado/photos/a.2333095320240787/2333099003573752/?type=3&theater
Ivan Sache,
1 August 2020