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image by Ivan Sache, 6 February 2022 The municipality of Peabiru (13,622 inhabitants in 2010; 46,950 ha) is
located 500 km north-west of Curitiba.
Peabiru is named for the famous
Peabiru Trail designed by the Guarani and Kaingang natives between the coast of
São Vicente and river Paraná. Of more than 3,000 km in length, the trail crosses
rivers Tibagi, Ivaí and Piquiri. It was used in 1769 by the expedition led by
Captain of the Sea Afonso Botelho de San Payo e Souza.
The origin and exact
route of the Peabiru Trail are disputed. Some say it was designed by the Macro-Jê
natives, connecting the Brazilian coast to Paraguayan Chaco; other say it was a
part of the Inca trail connecting Atlantic Ocean to Peru through Brazil,
Paraguay, Bolivia and Peru. It is sure, however, that one of the numerous
branches of the trail followed the western bank of river Mourão, crossing the
site of present-day's Peabiru.
The modern development of Peabiru was
initiated in 1903 in an area then known as Sertãozinho, limited by rivers
Dezenove and Ivaí. Lázaro de Morais (Lazinho Emídio) settled Peabiru in 1916
with his family. The town of Peabiru was established in 1942 by Engineer Sady
Silva. Chief of the 5th Land Inspectorate. Large-scale clearing was initiated by
Ernesto and João Matheus under the coordination of Júlio Regis, with the support
of forest ranger Cezinando Ribas. In 1945, Peabiru had several shops, a sawmill,
a petrol station and a pharmacy. Successful Sady Silva was succeeded in 1947 by
Genésio Marino. The first mass was celebrated in Peabiru on 24 June 1948.
The
municipality of Peabiru was established on 14 November 1951 and inaugurated on
14 December 1952.
http://peabiru.pr.gov.br
Municipal website
The flag of Peabiru is
green with the municipal coat of arms in the center.
The coat of arms of
Peabiru is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 4 promulgated on 13 April 1972.
Article 1.
The coat of arms of the town and municipality of Peabiru is
described as follows.
A Portuguese shield azure divided per fess. In chief
dexter a Brazilian pine (Araucaria angustifolia) eradicated proper
charged with two arrows or in saltire, in chief center argent a Cross of the
Society of Jesus, in chief sinister the bust of a pioneers' captain from the
17th century looking to the center. A fess or bordered vert. The shield
surmounted by a five-towered mural crown or, each tower with a gate. The shield
supported dexter by a wheat plant sinister by a coffee branch the two fructed
proper. Beneath the shield a scroll or (gold) inscribed sable (black) with the
municipality's date of inauguration. As the motto, the municipality's acrostiche.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/pr/p/peabiru/lei-ordinaria/1972/1/4/lei-ordinaria-n-4-1972-institui-o-brasao-de-armas-da-cidade-e-municipio-de-peabiru-estado-do-parana
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradepeabiru/photos/4448983878503165
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradepeabiru/photos/4243201665748055
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradepeabiru/photos/4233828796685342
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradepeabiru/photos/4228121287256093
In 2015, the municipal administration appointed a commission to revise the
municipal symbols, whose proposals were presented on 29 April 2016.
The
commission pointed out flaws in the symbols in current use, especially the coat
of arms (the flag was never officially adopted).
The golden crown surmounting
the shield is inappropriate, being proper to state capitals according to the
rules of Brazilian heraldry. The colors of the central fesses should be swapped
and a charge highlighting the historical connection of the town with the Paebiru
Trails should be added.
The design of the cross of the Society of Jesus was
amended. The positivist motto coined by historian Nelson Bittencourt Prado,
designer of the original coat of arms, "Paz, Educação, Amor: Bens Integrantes da
Razão Universal" [Peace, Education, Love: Integrant Parts of Universal Reason]
was replaced by the municipality's name and dates of emancipation and
inauguration.
The commission noticed that Bittencourt's design superseded a
first coat of arms of Peabiru, seemingly not registered, featuring the name of
the municipality and its natural resources.
![[Flag of Peabiru, PR (Brazil)]](../images/b/br-pr!262.gif)
image by Ivan Sache, 6 February 2022
The proposed flag is diagonally divided white-blue by two yellow and green
diagonal stripes running from lower hoist to upper fly. The new coat of arms is
placed in canton, scroll omitted, since "adding town's names on flags is
considered as an heraldic heresy". The blue part, recalling the "beautiful blue"
mentioned in the municipal anthem, is charged with the Southern Cross.
http://peabiru.pr.gov.br/index.php?sessao=aa2b32897cvfaa&id=1324854&id_secretaria=1957
Municipal website, 29 April 2016
Image from the
municipal website
http://peabiru.pr.gov.br/index.php?sessao=aa2b32897cvfaa&id=1324854&id_secretaria=1957
Ivan Sache, 6 February 2022
