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image by
Dirk Schönberger, 19 November 2010
Source:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo_Verde
Vertical green-white-green triband, the central band slightly wider, with the municipal arms centerd.
Official site at
http://informe.campoverde.mt.gov.br
Dirk Schönberger, 19 November 2010
The municipality of Campo Verde (31,612 inhabitants in 2010; 4,795 sq. km) is
located in southeastern Mato Grosso, 130 km of Cuiabá.
Campo Verde was
first settled in Capim Branco, subsequently renamed Coronel Ponce for Colonel
Generoso Paes Leme de Souza Ponce (1852-1911), Governor of Mato Grosso in
1892 and 1907-1908. The first house in the region was built in the 1880s, not
far from Capim Branco, by Diogo Borges, the head of the Borgos Fernandes
family that had emigrated from Uberaba (Minas Gerais). In 1896, the first
telegraph post in Mato Grosso was built in Caprim Branco by Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (1865-1958), then the Head of the Commission for the
Building of Telegraphic Lines in Mato Grosso. A replica of the post was
inaugurated on 3 July 2009. In mid 1966, the Côcco family initiated a second
wave of colonization to the south of the today's municipal territory. The new
colonists came from the town of Pinhal Grande, located in the municipality of
Júlio de Castilhos. In the 1970s, emigrants from Paraná, Santa Catarina and
Rio Grande do Sul boosted the development of agriculture in Campo Verde,
introducing rice and soybean cultivation. In 1974, Otávio Eckert, from Carazinho, founded the Campo Real estate. The next year, he founded the
Paraná Post, the first general store in the region. Foreseeing the
development of the future town, Eckert built houses and a school and brought
electricity, freshwater and phone to the place. The municipality of Campo
Verde was created by Law No. 5,314 of 4 July 1988, from parts of the
municipalities of Cuiabá and Dom Aquino.
According to the Municipal Law
prescribing the symbols (undated in the source), the symbols were designed by
Júlio César Balestrim. Green represents the beginning of the municipality,
rich in natural resources, and the origin of the name of the municipality
(lit. "Green Field). White represents work and commitment of all the
inhabitants to the progress of the municipality. The coat of arms
represents the courage of the colonists and is a symbol of the defense of our
land that provides us with peace and tranquillity.
The mural crown
represents a strong municipality. The disk represents pride to belong to a
great State on the way to progress. The sun represent right and equality
for all citizens of the municipality. The dove represents peace and
fraternity. The star represents faith and hope. Maize and soybean are the
real symbols of the local economy. Water recalls the hydrological resources
of the place. The scroll is a tribute to the emancipation of Campo Verde.
http://www.campoverde.mt.gov.br/interna/cidade/simbolos.html - Municipal
website
Ivan Sache, 25 January 2012
