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The municipality of Santo Antônio do Sudoeste (20,261 inhabitants in 2020;
32,565 ha) is located on the border with Argentina, 650 km south-west of
Curitiba.
Santo Antônio do Sudoeste was first settled in 1902 by two
Paraguayans, Lucca Ferera and João Romero, who initiated exportation of yerba
mate to neighboring Argentina. The emergence of a permanent settlement, in 1912,
is credited to a group of colonists led by Afonso Arrachea. In the 1920s, Lucca
Ferera established the Pastoriza company to "industrialize" yerba mate
extraction. He coined the name of the town, as a tribute both to his son and his
patron saint, St. Anthony.
The elevation of Santo Antônio do Sudoeste to a
district of Clevelândia and the opening of roads attracted several farmers from
Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. The municipality of Santo Antônio
do Sudoeste was established by State Law No. 5,322 promulgated on 10 May 1951
and inaugurated on 14 December 1952.
https://www.pmsas.pr.gov.br/
Municipal website
The flag of Santo Antônio do Sudoeste is divided per
bend green-yellow, charged in the center with a white disc inscribing the
municipal coat of arms.
The coat of arms in the center of the flag symbolizes
the municipal government and the circle where it is applied represents the town
as the seat of the municipality.
The Samnite shield, used to represent
the arms of Santo Antônio do Sudoeste, was the first style of shield introduced
in Portugal, by French influence, evoking the Latin race, colonizer and main
builder of the nation.
The mural crown that superimposes it, yellow with
eight towers, only five of them visible in perspective view, identifies a
domain's coat of arms and classifies a 2nd rank town, seat of a county.
The
blue color of the shield field is the heraldic symbol of justice, perseverance
and loyalty.
The pine, the swine and the tractor indicate the existing
material resources that guarantee the development of the municipality and the
well-being of its people.
The shield is supported by soybean and maize
plants, the main products of the generous and fertile land that supply food to
the inhabitants.
https://www.pmsas.pr.gov.br/hino-bandeira-e-brasao
Municipal website
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/pm.santoantoniodosudoeste/photos/111587127549330
https://www.facebook.com/pm.santoantoniodosudoeste/photos/241480221226686
https://www.facebook.com/CamaraSAS/photos/1978125789070452
Ivan Sache, 10 February 2022
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