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Erval Seco, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

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Erval Seco, RS (Brazil) image by Ivan Sache, 17 July 2020


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Municipality

The municipality of Erval Seco (7,715 inhabitants in 2016; 36,389 ha) is located 430 km north-west of Porto Alegre.
The municipality is composed of the districts of Erval Seco (seat), Arco Íris (est. by Municipal Law No. 11 promulgated on 18 June 1964), Capivara (est. by Municipal Law No. 795 promulgated on 20 September 1990), Coronel Finzito (est. by Municipal Law No. 4 promulgated on 18 June 1964), Fortaleza (est. by Municipal Law No. 839 promulgated on 10 May 1991), São Bom Jesus (est. by Municipal Law No. 291 promulgated on 16 September 1974) and Vista Gaúcha (est. by Municipal Law No. 796 promulgated on 20 September 1996). The district of Dois Irmãos (est. by Municipal Law No. 290 promulgated on 30 August 1974) was separated to form the municipality of Dois Irmãos das Missões by State Law No. 9,619 promulgated on 20 March 1992.

Erval Seco was established around 1900. In 1928, the six huts forming the settlement were part of the district of Palmeira das Missões. The place was named after a blaze had burned down the fields, leaving only dry grassland ("erverias secas").
The district of Erval Seco was established by Municipal Act No. 165 issued on 6 August 1918. It was transferred from Palmeira das Missões by State Law No. 3,696 promulgated on 30 January 1959, which established the municipality of Seberi.
The municipality of Erval Seco was established by State Law No. 4,673 promulgated on 20 December 1963, separating from Seberi, Palmeira das Missões and Tenente Portela.

https://www.ervalseco.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website

Ivan Sache, 17 July 2020


Symbols

The flag of Erval Seco is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 2,003 promulgated on 30 December 2008.

Article 2.
The municipal flag shall be red, white and green in descending order. Red represents the bravery of the colonists who first settled the land. White represents harmony and integration of the diverse cultures composing our ethno-cultural formation. Green represents hope that fosters people to struggle for the progress of the municipality.

Article 3.
The dates beneath the shield shall be substituted by the full date of political and administrative emancipation of the municipality.

Article 4.
The dimensions of the flag shall follow the modular pattern prescribed by Municipal Law No. 316 promulgated in 1975.

https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/e/erval-seco/lei-ordinaria/2008/201/2003/lei-ordinaria-n-2003-2008-altera-bandeira-municipal-de-erval-seco
Leis Municipais database

The flag of Erval Seco was originally prescribed by Municipal Law No. 316 promulgated on 29 September 1975.

Article 2.
The flag shall be white, charged in the center with the municipal coat of arms, in dimensions 20 units in length on 14 units in width.

https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/e/erval-seco/lei-ordinaria/1975/31/316/lei-ordinaria-n-316-1975-cria-bandeira-do-municipio
Leis Municipais database

The coat of arms of Erval Seco is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 238 promulgated on 21 September 1972.

Article 1.
A Portuguese shield composed of three parts. In chief, on a field argent three dry herbs ["erveiras secas"], the central higher and surmounting a red tractor. The dry herbs argent. In the center, hills surrounding the town, green on a field or. In base, on a blue field river Lembedor that crosses the town, representing also rivers Guarita and Ugarnatim that surround it, argent.
The shield supported dexter by a soybean plant and sinister by a wheat plant, symbolizing agriculture in the municipality.
A red scroll inscribed in black "1918 - ERVAL SÊCO - 1964". The shield surmounted by a municipal crown, as a symbol of autonomy, or with three towers.

https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/e/erval-seco/lei-ordinaria/1972/24/238/lei-ordinaria-n-238-1972-cria-o-brasao-do-municipio-de-erval-seco
Leis Municipais database

The flag in use still appears to be the original flag with a white field.

Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=18&v=GNPSrRmsJ7w&feature=emb_logo

Ivan Sache, 17 July 2020