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The municipality of Indianópolis (8,693 inhabitants in 2015; 83,387 ha) is
located 550 km west of Curitiba and 60 km south-east of Uberlândia.
The
flag and arms of Indianópolis are described in a document written by
vexillologist and heraldist Arthur Luponi, dated 24 November 1976 and kept in
the municipal archives. The descriptions are probably included in a Municipal
Law.
The flag of the municipality of Indianópolis, in rectangular shape
with the longest size in the horizontal dimension, shall be in proportion 14
units in width on 20 units in length.
The flag's rectangular field is divided
into five horizontal stripes, the middle stripe, red, being twice wider than the
upper and lower ones, which are blue and separated from the central stripe by
two narrower white stripes.
In the center of the red stripe, both on the
flag's obverse and reverse, are featured eight yellow stylized arrows, of the
same size, equidistant from each other and pointing outside, four in cross and
four in saltire. The first and fifth arrows have their heads reaching the edges
of the red stripe.
The proportions of the flag shall be those of the national
flag. The color shades are cerulean blue for the upper and lower stripes; snow
white for the narrower, intermediate stripes; golden yellow for the eight
stylized arrows; and bright red for the central stripe.
Cerulean blue is
a symbol of justice, loyalty, perseverance, dignity, incorruptible firmness,
perfection... (Guelfi, 64; Asêncio, 63; Ronchetti, 126).
Snow white is the
particular symbol of the reigning spirit of peace and friendship among the
inhabitants of Indianópolis. It is the color that replaces argent on flags, a
heraldic symbol of purity, beauty, happiness, equity, integrity, truth, peace,
friendship... (Guelfi, 51; Asêncio, 61).
Bright red is the symbol of courage,
valor, gallantry, audacity, domination, bravery, honor, charity... (Guelfi, 459;
Asêncio, 62).
The eight stylized arrows have a double meaning:
a) They
resemble the forestry nucleus that initially populated this region of Paraná.
The toponym Indianópolis, of hybrid formation, originated from "indiano" / "índio",
"native", and "polis", Greek for "a city". It was coined from the name of the
river that bathes the municipality, Rio dos Índios (Indian River).
b) The
eight stylized arrows evoke the eight pioneers who cleared and were the first
settlers of the region: Arnaldo Rodrigues Alves, Benedito José Barbosa, Antonio
José Barão, José Martins, Eliseo Céfalo Linares, Joaquim Lavos André, Felisberto
Nunes Gonçalves, and Nelson Borges de Medeiros.
Yellow, the color that
replaces or in flags, is the heraldic symbol of faith, love, joy, wealth,
strength, power, splendor, glory, sovereignty, solidity, prosperity... (Guelfi,
291 and 396; Asêncio, 60; Ronchetti, 192).
The coat of arms of the
municipality of Indianópolis is composed of a Samnite (or modern French) shield
divided per pale azure (blue), argent and azure (blue), with a bordure gules
(red) charged with eight five-pointed stars argent arranged 3-2-2-1, one of them
pointing upward.
The lateral quarters are each charged with a caduceus or,
centered. The wider, central quarter, features an Indian's head proper
represented in profile and facing the right side, crowned with a feather
headdress proper (red, yellow, green, white, blue, pink etc),
The chief
argent is charged with a roundel azure (blue), centered, superimposed with the
arms of the Bulhões family, recalling the glorious Portuguese thaumaturge St.
Anthony (of Lisbon or Padua), who is the patron saint of the municipality of
Indianópolis; they consist of a shield argent charged with a Greek cross gules
(red) pommeted with acorns vert (green).
The dimidiated base is vert (green)
with two narrow, sinuous and equidistant fesses argent running all along the
shield's length.
The shield is surmounted by a mural crown composed of five
visible towers argent ports and windows sable (black).
The shield is
supported by two branches of coffee fructed proper, one dexter and one sinister
tied beneath the shield.
The scroll gules (red) is inscribed with the toponym
"INDIANÓPOLIS" argent in capital letters like Franklin Gothic, surrounded by
dates "2-2-1967" and "14-12-1968", dexter and sinister, respectively.
https://indianopolis.pr.gov.br/pagina/79_Simbolos-Municipais.html
Municipal website
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/municipiodeindianopolis.pr/photos/3576993265752125
https://www.facebook.com/municipiodeindianopolis.pr/photos/3530057110445741
https://www.facebook.com/municipiodeindianopolis.pr/photos/4061649140619866
Ivan Sache, 3 February 2022