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8 August 2020
The municipality of Vista Alegre (2,832 inhabitants; 7,700 ha) is located 470
km of Porto Alegre.
Vista Alegre was estalbished in 1919 by colonists of
Italian origin, coming from the regions of Guaporé and Júlio de Castilhos.
The municipality of Vista Alegre was established by Municipal Law No. 8,596
promulgated on 9 May 1988, separating from Frederico Westphalen, and inaugurated
on 1 January 1989.
https://www.pmvistaalegre.com.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 8 August 2020
The flag of Vista Alegre is prescribed by State Law No. 113 promulgated on 18
July 1990.
Article 2.
The flag shall have the following design and
dimensions.
a) Rectangular shape.
b) Dimensions: Width on length
proportions 1/1.45.
c) Design: Composed of a rectangle, divided into three
smaller rectangles, in width 1/3 of the main rectangle, the upper rectangle,
red, the intermediate rectangle, yellow, and the lower rectangle, green, with a
white central lozenge charged with the municipal coat of arms.
The
lozenge featuring the coat of arms shall have a width between its lower and
upper angles of 4/5 of the flag's width.
Article 3.
The colors of the
flag shall have the following meaning.
a) Red represents communion with the
state, the soil and the pioneers' courage and struggle.
b) Yellow represents
the municipality's resources.
c) Green represents the forest and people's
aspiration to the progress of the municipality.
d) White represents peace and
union within the community.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/v/vista-alegre/lei-ordinaria/1990/12/113/lei-ordinaria-n-113-1990-adota-a-bandeira-do-municipio
Leis Municipais database
The coat of arms of Vista Alegre is
prescribed by Municipal Law No. 112 promulgated on 18 July 1990.
Article
2.
The coat of arms shall be constituted of:
a) An Italic shield, shaped
like a rectangle divided into three smaller rectangles.
b) The rectangle in
base, white, features the parish church, yellow, which represents the
community's faith and belief, and a rising sun in the upper left angle, which
represents sports amateurs through Clube Esportivo Recreativo Cultural Sol da
América, the municipality's first sport club.
c) The upper left rectangle,
green, features a pig, representing pig breeding in the municipality.
d) The
upper right rectangle, green, features two cows, representing milk production in
the municipality.
e) On the shield's left side appears a soybean plant, on
the shield's right side a maize plant and in base a wheat plant, which
represents the municipality's agricultural production.
f) Beneath the shield,
a red traditional scroll bears the writing "20/12/87" (date of organization of
the plebiscite) and "09/05/88" (date of creation of the municipality).
g) The
shield is surmounted by a red five-towered mural crown, representing people's
nobleness.
Article 3.
The colors of the coat of arms have the
following meaning.
a) Green represents rainforests and people's aspiration to
the progress of the municipality.
b) Yellow represents the municipality's
resources.
c) Red represents communion with the state, the soil and the
pioneers' courage and struggle.
d) White represents peace and union within
the community.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/v/vista-alegre/lei-ordinaria/1990/12/112/lei-ordinaria-n-112-1990-adota-o-brasao-do-municipio
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bandeira-Vista-Alegre_(1).jpg
https://www.radioprogresso.com.br/prefeito-de-vista-alegre-dec1reta-toque-de-recolher-no-municipio/
Ivan Sache, 8 August 2020
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