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image by Ivan Sache,
1 February 2022
A white flag bearing the municipal arms centred.
The municipality of
Cascavel (289,339 inhabitants in 2010, therefore the 5th most populous
municipality in Paraná; 210,107 ha) is the capital of West Paraná, being located
500 km of Curitiba.
The local tradition claims that the town was named for
rattlesnake ("cascavel"). A group of early colonists allegedly coined the name
after having found a big rattlesnake nest near a river.
Cascavel was
settled in the late 1910s by colonists from São Paulo exploiting yerba mate. On
28 March 1928, José Silvério de Oliveira established a shop at the junctions of
trails used by yerba mate collectors and tropeiros, which was the first step
into the growth of the village. In the 1930s, timber exploitation superseded
yerba mate collection, causing the immigration of several families from Santa
Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Most colonists were of Polish, German and
Italian origin.
After the exhaustion of timber resource, Cascavel turned to
agriculture, aviculture and cattle-breeding, still the main sources of income.
Named Cascavel in 1936, the new village was renamed Aparecida dos Portos by
priest Guilherme Maria Thiletzek, gaining no support from the inhabitants.
Accordingly, the district of Cascavel, part of Foz de Iguaçu, was established by
Municipal Law No. 7,573 of 20 October 1938. The municipality of Cascavel was
established on 14 December 1951, but the Law was signed by the State Governor
only on 14 December 1952. Municipal Law No. 5,689 of 20 December 2010 prescribes
the official date of foundation of Cascavel as 14 December 1952.
https://cascavel.atende.net/
Municipal website
The flag of Cascavel is prescribed by Municipal Law No.
5,225 promulgated on 22 May 2009.
Article 1.
The municipality of
Cascavel adopts as official the present-day's provisory flag of the
municipality.
The flag of the municipality of Cascavel shall have the
official dimensions prescribed for the national flag. White, charged in the
center with the coat of arms of the municipality of Cascavel prescribed by Law
No. 243 promulgated in 1963.
Article 2.
The municipality of Cascavel
adopts blue and white as its official colors.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/pr/c/cascavel/lei-ordinaria/2009/523/5225/lei-ordinaria-n-5225-2009-adota-a-atual-bandeira-provisoria-do-municipio-de-cascavel-e-as-cores-azul-e-branco-como-bandeira-e-cores-oficiais-da-municipalidade
The coat of arms of Cascavel is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 243
promulgated on 6 August 1963.
Article 1.
Coat of arms of Cascavel.
A modern shield azure surmounted by a four-towered mural crown, proper to
municipalities. Scroll.
Article 2.
Description of the arms.
A
rattlesnake or surmounted by a crown of the same surrounded by two stars in pale
on each side. A bordure argent.
Article 3.
Explanation of the arms.
Azure is a symbol of justice and vigilance, exerted by Cascavel's constitutive
powers for the interest of a town that grows through work and people's
nobleness.
The rattlesnake ["cascavel"] that makes the arms canting is or,
emphasizing a rich and generous town and a solid economy.
The crown or
represents the town's patron saint, Our Lady of the Apparition, who protects the
religious spirit and prosperity of Cascavel's people.
The four stars argent
are a symbol of peace, purity, integrity and mildness exerted by Cascavel's
people in the development of their activities, always safe and firm in the
possibilities offered by the town.
The shield's bordure recalls rivers
Piquiri and Iguaçu, whose water fertilizes the municipality's soil, fostering
abundant harvests.
The scroll vert recalls that Cascavel's soil allows the
cultivation of various crops, fostering abundant harvests.
The word "Cascavel"
on the scroll recalls that in the municipality all are united for common
well-being and progress of the town.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/pr/c/cascavel/lei-ordinaria/1963/25/243/lei-ordinaria-n-243-1963-fica-estabelecido-o-brasao-de-armas-da-cidade-e-municipio-de-cascavel
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/PrefeituradeCascavel/photos/6052562324785147
https://www.facebook.com/PrefeituradeCascavel/photos/5942074615833919
https://www.facebook.com/CamaraCascavel/photos/4204278476367546
Ivan Sache, 1 February 2022
