image by
Dirk Schönberger, 14 September 2010Source: adapted from http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/São_Gonçalo_do_Rio_Abaixo
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image by
Dirk Schönberger, 14 September 2010
Source: adapted from
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/São_Gonçalo_do_Rio_Abaixo
A horizontal triband, 1-2-1 green-yellow-green bearing the municipal arms in the centre.
Official website at
http://www.saogoncalo.mg.gov.br/
Dirk Schönberger,
13 September 2010
While no source is given for the coat of arms on Wikipedia, the
municipal website shows a more
"modern" rendition of the coat of arms.
The flag of São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo was adopted on 28 June 1977 by Law No. 187. It is made
of two green rectangular stripes flanking a yellow rectangular stripe charged
with the municipal coat of arms. The colours of the flag recall the national
flag of Brazil.
The coat of arms of São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo is
made of a shield surmounted by a mural crown representing the past cycle of gold
and flanked by two coffee branches representing agriculture; under the shield, a
blue scroll bears the writing 30/12 / S.G. DO RIO ABAIXO / 1932, that is the
name of the municipality flanked by its date of foundation. The shield is "Per
pale, 1a. Argent a chalice with a host, 1b. Argent a pale gules, 2. A cow argent
and sable on a terrace vert in the background a mountain range argent a sky
azure two clouds argent." The chalice represents the Catholic religion, while
the red and white quarter represents Minas Gerais.
http://www.saogoncalo.mg.gov.br/mat_vis.aspx?cd=6523
Ivan Sache,
15 September 2010
