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The municipality of Londrina (580,870 inhabitants in 2021, therefore Paraná's
second most populated municipality and Region South's 5th most populated
municipality; 165,257 ha) is located 400 km north-west of Curitiba. The
municipality is composed of the districts of Londrina (seat), Espírito Santo,
Guaravera (est. 11 November 1955), Irerê (est. by State Law No. 790 promulgated
on 14 November 1951), Lerroville (est. by State Law No. 4,783 promulgated on 29
November 1963), Maravilha (est. by State Law No. 6,914 promulgated on 2
September 1977), Paiquerê (est. by State Law No. 4,992 promulgated on 21
December 1964), São Luiz (est. 11 November 1955) and Warta (est. by State Law
No. 4,992 promulgated on 21 December 1964).
Londrina was established on
21 August 1929 by Engineer Alexandre Razgulaeff, as Três Bocas, the outpost of
the gigantic project of colonization of North Paraná.
In the early 20th
century, colonization of the very fertile "terras roxas" of North Paraná failed
because of the lack of incentive by the weak Brazilian state. In 1922 the
government of the state of Paraná decided to allocate its own funds to the
building of schools and roads, leaving the much more expensive colonization
projects to private companies. Invited by the Brazilian government, the Montagu
mission, headed by Lord Lovat in 1924, acquired a lot of plots to develop cotton
cultivation, with the support of the Brazil Plantations Syndicate seated in
London. The project failed because of low market prices and the limited
availability of healthy seeds. The investors changed their plans and founded
Paraná Plantations, a company aimed at colonizing North Paraná.
The Brazilian
subsidiary, Companhia de Terras Norte do Paraná, sold plots to smallholders,
whoever they were. This wise policy prevented conflicts between old inhabitants
of the area and newcomers, which occurred in several other colonization schemes.
Claiming to promote "the most notable colonization plan Brazil ever saw", the
company shared small plots among smallholders, performing an agrarian reform
without state intervention. This policy boosted concentration of production,
namely of coffee, demographic increase, establishment of urban nuclei and the
appearance of a rural middle class. The company relied on large-scale
propaganda, free transport for colonists, technical assistance to farmers and
precise land survey.
The municipality of Londrina (Little London) was
established by State Decree Law No. 2,519 promulgated on 3 December 1934, and
inaugurated on 10 December 1934. In the 1950s, due to the coffee boom,
Londrina's population increased from 20,000 to 75,000 inhabitants. In the late
1970, the town had 230,000 inhabitants.
https://www.prefeituradelondrina.org/
Municipal website
The flag
of Londrina, which was designed by Guilherme de Almeida, is composed of a red
rectangle charged with four silver stars arranged in a cross pattern.
Cherry
red represents the soil and its fertility, and symbolizes enthusiasm, courage
and fighting spirit.
The stars recall the Southern Cross constellation, the
four continents of origin of pioneers, and represent inspiration, path and
guidance. Equidistant, the stars symbolize spread in all directions and
dimensions, open arms to the four cardinal directions, and balance.
https://portal.londrina.pr.gov.br/simbolos-municipais
Municipal website
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Ivan Sache,
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February 2022
The flag is used either with silver or white stars.
Photos
https://blog.londrina.pr.gov.br/?p=14203
https://blog.londrina.pr.gov.br/?p=107552
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradelondrina/photos/4522219647823571
https://www.cml.pr.gov.br/cml/site/noticiadetalha.xhtml;jsessionid=6F9C2990A7B39B956E91B5350393CE38?origem=0&idnoticia=2469
Ivan Sache, 5 February 2022
