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The municipality of São João (10,599 inhabitants in 2010; 38,904 ha) is located
430 km west of Curitiba.
São João was settled in 1920 by the Marcondes,
Félix and Vieira dos Santo families, who lived from hunting, timber extraction
and pig breeding. The road to Chopinzinho was built in 1925. The first mass in
the village was celebrated in 1936 by Friar Timóteo de Palmas in the newly
erected chapel.
The district of São João was established in 1954, as part of
the municipality of Mangueirinha, to be elevated a municipality by State Law No.
4,245 promulgated on 25 July 1960.
https://saojoao.pr.gov.br/
Municipal website
The flag and arms of
São João are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 324 promulgated on 22 July 1986.
Article 6.
The municipal flag of São João, designed by heraldist and
vexillologist Lauro Ribeiro Escobar, is described as follows: Rectangular, blue
with a yellow crossed cotised in white, the arms' intersection superimposed with
a white circle charged with the coat of arms described in Article 19.
§1. The
arms of the cross are 2 units in width and the cotises are 0.5 unit in width;
the median line of the vertical arm is placed 7 units away from the hoist, the
circle is 8 units in diameter and the coat of arms is 6.5 units in width.
§2.
The symbolism of the colors of the flag is referred to in Article 19,
emphasizing that silver on the coat of arms corresponds to white on the Flag.
§3. The cross is the symbol of faith and the circle is the symbol of eternity,
as it is a geometric figure that has no beginning or end, indicating the
purposes of the residents who permanently settled, with their descendants, in
the municipal territory.
Article 7.
In compliance with heraldic rules,
the municipal flag shall have the official dimensions prescribed for the
national flag, 14 units in width on 20 (units in length.
Article 19.
The coat of arms of the municipality of São João, designed by heraldist and
vexillologist, Lauro Ribeiro Escobar, is described as follows:
Iberian
shield, azure a Paschal lamb accosted dexter a cross patty sinister a cog wheel
all argent a chief argent charged with a half sun gules issuant from the vase a
dimidiated base argent. The shield surmounted by an eight-towered mural crown
argent ports sable and supported dexter by a wheat plant and sinister by a maize
plant all leaved and proper. A scroll azure with toponym "SÃO JOÃO" argent.
The coat of arms has the following interpretation.
a) The Iberian shield
was used in Portugal at the time of the discovery of Brazil and its adoption
highlights the first settlers and explorers of the homeland.
b) Azure (blue)
has the heraldic meaning of justice, beauty, sweetness, highlighting the
attributes of administrators and citizens, who in constant work, reach the
development of the Municipality, also alluding to the beautiful natural areas of
the region.
c) The Paschal lamb is the attribute of Saint John the Baptist,
not only evocative of the municipality's patron saint but also making the arms
canting.
d) The cross patty, a symbol of the Christian faith, is a reference
to the first chapel built by local residents in 1936 and dedicated to Saint John
the Baptist, giving rise to the current toponym. The cogwheel represents the
first industry installed in the village, Oswaldo Hartmann's sawmill. These
charges emphasize the first and definitive landmarks in local human
establishment.
e) Argent is a symbol of happiness, purity, hope, truth,
frankness, beauty, integrity and friendship, emphasizing the climate of harmony
and cordiality enjoyed by residents, indispensable to community life and
sustainable development.
f) The sun is the symbol of glory, eternity, fame,
unity, truth and munificence. Gules (red) is a symbol of courage, valor,
gallantry, intrepidity, conspicuous nobleness, generosity and honor, all
highlighting the audacity of the region's pioneers, who, without measuring
sacrifices, sow the seeds of the municipality, and the attributes of their
posterity, who by persistent work, yearn for eternity and the glory of their
birth place.
g) The base is the heraldic representation of the municipality's
freshwater resources, represented by numerous watercourses that benefit its
ubiquitous lands, especially rivers Iguaçu, Chopin, Capivara, Mirin, Empossado
and Dois Irmãos.
h) The mural crown is the symbol of political emancipation;
argent, with eight towers, only five of them visible, it is proper to towns; the
ports sable (black) proclaim the hospitable character of São João's people.
i) The wheat and maize plants allude to the fertility of the São João's generous
lands, being important products that point out agriculture as a basic factor of
the municipal income.
j) On the scroll, toponym "SÃO JOÃO" identifies the
municipality.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/pr/s/sao-joao/lei-ordinaria/1986/32/324/lei-ordinaria-n-324-1986-dispoe-sobre-a-forma-e-a-apresentacao-dos-simbolos-do-municipio-de-sao-joao-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
This abrogated Municipal Law No. 163
promulgated on 15 August 1977, which prescribed the first municipal flag as
follows.
Article 2.
The municipal flag shall be rectangular.
Article 3.
The colors of the municipal flag shall be blue and white.
§1.
The colors will be distributed in an increasing slanted direction from left to
right, with the upper part blue and the lower part white, in the center in a
horizontal direction, in white on the blue part and in blue in the white part,
the motto "CULTURA, PROSPERIDADE E UNIÃO" (Culture, Prosperity and Union).
§2. The blue color shall represent the firmament, while the white color shall
represent peace.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/pr/s/sao-joao/lei-ordinaria/1977/17/163/lei-ordinaria-n-163-1977-cria-a-bandeira-municipal
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/PrefeituraMunicipalDeSaoJoao/photos/721225137958476
https://www.facebook.com/PrefeituraMunicipalDeSaoJoao/photos/715389558542034
Ivan Sache, 10 February 2022
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