Paraopeba, Minas Gerais (Brazil)

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image by Dirk Schönberger, 17 August 2010
Source: adapted from http://www.paraopeba.mg.gov.br/simbolos.htm

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About the Flag

A blue flag with the arms centred.

Official site at http://www.paraopeba.mg.gov.br/
Dirk Schönberger, 17 August 2010

The flag and arms were designed in 1910 by Avelino F�scolo, Caetano Mascarenhas and Sabino de Paula Freitas.

The flag is blue with the municipal arms in the middle. The coat of arms is horizontally divided by a blue (darker than the flag background) stripe representing River Paraopeba, and vertically by a thin black line. The first and fourth quarters are vermilion, symbolizing faith, courage and work; the second and third quarters are green, symbolizing agriculture. The first quarter is charged with a cross, a crown and a hut, representing God, the fatherland and the family. The second quarter is charged with a hoe, a corn cob, a sugarcane and other agricultural products. The third quarter is charged with an oxen head and a spindle, representing cattle-breeding and textile industry, respectively. The fourth quarter is charged with a cornucopia keeping the income of the work accomplished with faith, courage and love. The shield is surmounted by a mural crown. A white scroll placed below the shield bears the municipal motto, in Latin, "Fide Amor Labor sic ... ad astra"

The flag is shown on a photo of the Mayor at http://www.paraopeba.mg.gov.br/palavra.htm.


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Ivan Sache