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image by Ivan Sache, 7 August 2020
The municipality of Taquaruçu do Sul (2,966 inhabitants in 2010; 7,774 ha) is
located 400 km north of Porto Alegre.
Taquaruçu do Sul was established in
1919 by Italian immigrants coming from the "old" colonies of Sierra Gaúcha (Guaporé)
and the 4th Colony (Júlio de Castilhos, Cachoeira do Sul, Ivorá and Faxinal do
Soturno). who settled near a source surrounded by taquaraçu plants (Chusquea
gaudichaudii Kunth, a bamboo species natives to South Brazil).
The
municipality of Taquaruçu do Sul was established by State Law No. 8,599
promulgated on 9 May 1988, separating from Frederico Westphalen, and inaugurated
on 1 January 1989. The limits with the municipal territory were rectified by
State Law No. 8,972 promulgated on 8 January 1990.
https://www.taquarucudosulrs.com.br/nossomunicipio
Ivan Sache, 7 August 2020
The flag of Taquaruçu do Sul is diagonally divided red-green from the lower
border (not the corner) to the upper right corner. In the center is placed a
white disc charged with the municipal coat of arms.
Photo
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradetaquarucudosul/photos/a.827659857294271/2273012812758961/?type=3&theater
Ivan Sache, 7 August 2020