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image by Ivan Sache, 6 February 2022 The municipality of Pérola (11,020 inhabitants in 2016; 24,064 ha) is located
650 km north-west of Curitiba.
The flag of Pérola is prescribed by
Municipal Law No. 445 promulgated on 5 May 1986.
Article 2.
The flag
of the municipality of Pérola was adopted in a public contest promoted and
sponsored by the municipal administration.
Article 3.
The design of
the municipal flag of Pérola was carried out, in accordance with heraldry, by
Sebastião Ferrarini.
Article 4.
The flag of the municipality of Pérola
shall be rectangular, in proportions 14 units in width on 20 units in length,
pursuant to Article 5 of Federal Law No. 5,700 promulgated on 1 September 1971,
with the following features:
a) The flag shall consist of a white field with
the coat of arms of the municipality of Pérola inscribed at the center.
b)
The flag shall have a narrow blue border. This border symbolizes the official
patron saint of the municipality of Pérola, Our Lady of Fatima, celebrated
annually on May 13th. [...]
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/pr/p/perola/lei-ordinaria/1986/45/445/lei-ordinaria-n-445-1986-dispoe-sobre-simbolo-do-municipio-de-perola-estado-do-parana
Leis Municipais database
The coat of arms of Pérola is prescribed by
Municipal Law No. 442 promulgated on 26 December 1985.
Article 2.
The
coat of arms of the municipality of Pérola was adopted in a public contest
promoted and sponsored by the municipal administration.
Article 3.
The
design of the coat of arms of the municipality of Pérola was carried out, in
accordance with heraldry, by Sebastião Ferrarini.
Article 4.
The coat
of arms of the municipality of Pérola is composed of a shield in Samnite type,
horizontally divided by a black line into two unequal fields.
a) Chief
The
upper field, represented by a divided rectangle, is described as follows:
1.
The right quadrilateral represents Pérola. Behind the green field, which
represents Pérola's territory, the sun shines in the blue sky. The rising sun
proper represents the strength of the Brazilian man and the strength of Pérola's
people, who renew themselves at each dawn, in search of solutions for the
municipality's progress.
2. The left quadrangle, blue, features the Book of
the Holy Scriptures, in yellow, bearing the following inscription: on the right
sheet, in black capitals, Greek letter alpha, which means "beginning". On the
left sheet, Greek letter omega, which means "end". This represents the union of
existing religions and doctrines in the municipality of Pérola, which, in an
ecumenical work, dispose them to collaborate in the improvement of human values
(socio-cultural, ethical, moral and religious), aiming to preserve the peace and
tranquility of its inhabitants.
b) Main part.
The lower part of the
shield is divided into three unequal fields based on geographic features in the
region of the municipality of Pérola.
1. The white wavy stripes that crosses
horizontally the shield's lower part symbolizes parts of the the water resources
of the municipality of Pérola, represented by rives Xambrê, tributary of the
Piquiri and bordering (SE) with the municipality of Iporã, and rivers Porongos
and Dourados that originate in the municipality of Pérola and are tributaries of
the Xambrê.
The shield's lower field below the horizontal wavy stripe, green,
symbolizes the land owned by the Companhia Colonizadora Byington, a company
headquartered in São Paulo founded by Alberto Jackson Byington, husband of
Pérola Ellis Byington. The company provided services to the government of the
state of Paraná, and, among others, in the beginning of the 1950s, colonized the
region of the municipality of Peabiru, originating the town of Pérola, today the
seat of the municipality.
The field is charged with a yellow bezant that
represents Pérola Ellis Byington, co-founder of the town of Pérola. The white
wavy stripe, starting from the lower side of the chief and descending obliquely
from right to left, ends in the horizontal stripe. It symbolizes another part of
the water resources of the municipality of Pérola, represented by rivers
Jequitibá, a tributary of the Paracái, bordering (NW) with the municipality of
São Jorge do Patrocínio, and Paracaí, a tributary of the Paraná and bordering
(N) with the municipality of Umuarama, as well as Ribeirão Palmital that rises
in the Municipality of Pérola and flows into the Paracaí.
2. The shield's
left field, green, features a black ox, representing the thriving agricultural
resources in full expansion in the municipality of Pérola.
3. The shield's
right field, yellow, portrays a farmer with a hoe all proper, representing the
courage and dedication to work of the people of Pérola, tilling the land and
extracting resources for the benefit of the municipality's progress.
c)
Additional symbols
1. Crown
The shield is surmounted by a mural crown
argent (white) of eight towers, only five of them visible, with black ports and
windows. The mural crown surmounting the shield represents the municipal
authority, legally constituted: Legislative and Executive of the municipality of
Pérola.
2. Supporters
The coat of arms of the municipality of Pérola is
supported on its right side by a branch of coffee fructed proper, representing
the municipality's main source of income, and on the left side by a maize plant
fructed proper, representing Pérola's other crops.
3. Scroll
Beneath the
shield a red scroll unites the coffee branch to the maize plant, bearing, in
black, the inscription "14.09.1966", which is the date of political and
administrative inauguration of Pérola.
4. Colors
Blue is the color of the
firmament, symbolizing justice, truth, loyalty and beauty.
Yellow is the
image of maturity of judgment, symbolizing nobleness, magnitude and wealth.
White is pure light, symbolizing integrity, obedience, vigilance, peace and
order.
Black belongs to the domain of intelligence, symbolizing prudence,
vigor and honesty.
Green denotes faith, symbolizing hope, freedom and
strength of nature.
Red is energy, symbolizing strength, courage and triumph.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/pr/p/perola/lei-ordinaria/1985/45/442/lei-ordinaria-n-442-1985-dispoe-sobre-os-simbolos-do-municipio-de-perola-estado-do-parana
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://portalaltonia.com.br/noticia/10660/prefeitura-de-perola-abre-inscricoes-para-selecao-do-pss-2021
https://www.facebook.com/MunicipioDePerola/photos/2861469754122914
https://www.facebook.com/MunicipioDePerola/photos/1972650136338218
https://www.facebook.com/MunicipioDePerola/photos/3039310363005518
![[Flag of Pérola, PR (Brazil)]](../images/b/br-pr-264a.gif)
image by Ivan Sache, 6 February 2022
On some copies of the flag, there are additional blue triangles at the fly's
corners.
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/MunicipioDePerola/photos/3033950723541482
https://www.facebook.com/MunicipioDePerola/photos/3103755036561050
Ivan Sache, 6 February 2022
