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Ivan Sache, 5 February 2022 The municipality of Matinhos (35,219 inhabitants in 2020; 11,706 ha) is
located on the Atlantic coast, 100 km south-east of Curitiba.
Matinhos
was first settled in 1927, in the aftermath of the inauguration of the Sea Road
connecting Paranaguá to Praia de Leste, by German colonists led by Augusto
Blitzkow. The district of Matinhos was established as part of the municipality
of Paranaguá by State Law No. 613 promulgated on 27 January 1951, to be elevated
a municipality by State Law No. 5 promulgated on 12 June 1967. The municipality
was inaugurated on 19 December 1967.
https://matinhos.atende.net/
Municipal website
The flag and arms of Matinhos are prescribed by
Municipal Law No. 35 promulgated on 13 March 1970.
Article 6.
The
municipal flag of Matinhos, designed by heraldist Arcinoe Antonio Peixoto de
Farias, shall be composed of eight blue quarters constituted by eight white
stripes superimposed with red stripes, placed two by two in the horizontal and
vertical directions, per bend and per bend sinister, starting from a central
white rectangle where the municipal coat of arms is applied.
§1 - The style
of the flag obeys the Portuguese heraldic tradition from which we inherited the
canons and rules, which prescribe flags divided in eight, six, four or three
parts, with the same colors as those of the shield's field and displaying in the
center a geometric figure where the municipal coat of arms is applied.
§2 -
The coat of arms in the center of the flag follows the same tradition,
symbolizing the municipal government while the rectangle where it is applied
represents the town proper, as the seat of the municipality. The stripes
symbolize the municipal power that spreads to all parts of the territory and the
quarters, thus constituted, represent the rural properties existing in the
municipal territory.
Article 7. In compliance with heraldic rules, the
municipal flag will have the official dimensions prescribed for municipal flags,
that is, the official dimensions of the national flag, 14 units in width on 20
units in length.
Article 19.
The coat of arms of the municipality of
Matinhos, prepared in accordance with the heraldic canons and rules under the
responsibility of heraldist Arcinoé Antonio Peixoto de Faria, is described in
proper terms as follows:
A Samnite shield surmounted by a six-towered
stylized mural crown argent. In a field azure a nave argent outlined sable
surrounded by two diving fish (dolphins) or a seahorse or in chief cantonned by
two stars argent. The shield supported dexter and sinister by two banana leaves
proper crossed in base and superimposed with a scroll gules inscribed in letters
argent with the toponym "MATINHOS" and the date "19-12-1968".
§1. The coat of
arms has the following symbolic interpretation.
a) The Samnite shield used to
represent the coat of arms of Matinhos was the first style of shield introduced
in Portugal by French influence, inherited by Brazilian heraldry as evocative of
the colonizing race and main builder of the nation.
b) The mural crown that
surmounts it is the universal symbol of domains' coats of arms; argent (silver)
with six towers, only four of them visible in perspective view, it identifies a
3rd rank town, that is, the seat of a municipality. The stylization is the
modern conception of the mural crown that, in Brazilian heraldry, appears on the
coats of arms of Brasília and of the town of Guaratuba, Paraná.
c) Blue
(azure) represents the sky always clear and sunny on the Brazilian coast, which
constitutes an invitation to the revelry that the beaches offer tourists; in
heraldry, blue symbolizes justice, nobleness, perseverance, zeal, loyalty,
recreation and beauty.
d) The sea argent (silver) wavy vert (green)
highlights the location of the beach town while the sailboat emphasizes one of
the characteristic sports practiced by yachting enthusiasts.
e) Argent
(silver) symbolizes in heraldry peace, progress, friendship and purity; green
symbolizes honor, civility, courtesy, joy and abundance; sable (black) means
prudence, wisdom, moderation, science and austerity.
f) The diving dolphins,
being a playful fish, belong to touristic symbology, completed by the seahorse.
g) Or (gold) symbolizes in heraldry glory, splendor, wealth and command.
h)
The stars argent (silver) in chief aim to assimilate the two remarkable events
in municipal life, that is, the elevation of the village to district category in
1949 and its political emancipation in 1968.
i) The banana leaves reminds one
of the characteristics of the region, where the tasty fruit is native and whose
trade is intensely practiced.
j) The scroll gules (red) is charged with the
toponym "MATINHOS" and the date of emancipation, "19-12-1968".
k) Gules (red)
symbolizes in heraldry dedication, patriotic love, detachment, audacity,
intrepidity, courage and valiance.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/pr/m/matinhos/lei-ordinaria/1970/4/35/lei-ordinaria-n-35-1970-dispoe-sobre-a-forma-e-apresentacao-dos-simbolos-do-municipio-de-matinhos-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
On the flag, the coat of arms is represented
with the dolphins and the seahorse gules instead of or and the waves argent
instead of vert.
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/prefsmatinhos/photos/1577449002597668
https://www.facebook.com/prefsmatinhos/photos/1563884990620736
https://www.facebook.com/prefsmatinhos/photos/1562433177432584
https://www.facebook.com/prefsmatinhos/photos/1555156208160281
https://www.facebook.com/prefsmatinhos/photos/1552149681794267
https://www.facebook.com/prefsmatinhos/photos/1479051859104050
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Ivan Sache, 5 February 2022
The flag also exists with the
original arms.
https://www.facebook.com/prefsmatinhos/photos/1568096643532904
Ivan Sache, 5 February 2022
