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Minas do Le�o, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

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The municipality of Minas de Le�o (7,631 inhabitants; 42,401 ha) is located 90 km due west of Porto Alegre, in the coal-mining region of Rio Grande do Sul.

Minas de Le�o originates in the discovery in 1885 of coal deposits in Curral Alto, part of the domain owned by the Spanish colonist Francisco Le�o.
The municipality of Minas de Le�o was established by State Law No. 9,582 promulgated on on 20 March 1992.

http://www.minasdoleao.rs.gov.br
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 31 July 2020

Symbols

The flag and arms of Minas do Le�o are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 62 promulgated on 15 June 1993.

Article 2.
The coat of arms of the municipality shall have the following description.
In the shape of a Portuguese shield, defined by black parallel lines, [outlined in] red, as a symbol of the people' struggle for main conquests; a surrounding stripe, celestial blue with four yellow stars, as a symbol of the municipality's resources and potential: coal, agriculture and cattle-breeding, industry and people. Celestial blue is the color of infinite space, where resources and potential can infinitely grow, while yellow, the color of gold, symbolizes wealth. A white space, the color of peace, charged with an ocher, powerful and high lion, holding a scepter and a parchment. The lion is the municipality's namesake; with the scepter and parchment, it also symbolizes power and knowledge, respectively. The shield supported by rice panicles and leaves, all green, which symbolize the soil's potential. Beneath the shield a white scroll with yellow border inscribed "Minas de Le�o, 20 -3, 1992", the municipality's name and date of creation."

Article 4.
The flag of the municipality of Minas de Le�o has for official colors blue, white and yellow, arranged in three diagonal stripes; from the upper left angle to 8 units in length from the lower left angle, the blue part; from the upper right angle to 10 units of the lower right angle, the yellow part; the white part between those defined above. Centered on the white stripe, the coat of arms of the municipality, in width 8.8 units and in proportional length.

�1. Blue represents the space where all the municipality's resources and potential can infinitely develop.
�2. White represents the pacific, continuous struggle for new conquests.
�3. Yellow, the color of gold, represents the municipality's resources and potential.

Article 5.
The flag's features shall obey the following rules.
�1. The flag's width is 12 units.
�2. The flag's length is 18 units.

https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/m/minas-do-leao/lei-ordinaria/1993/7/62/lei-ordinaria-n-62-1993-institui-o-brasao-e-a-bandeira-como-simbolos-do-municipio-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database

Photos
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Ivan Sache, 31 July 2020