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image by Ivan Sache,
12
July 2020
The municipality of Barra de Rio Azul (1,933 inhabitants in 2016; 14,757 ha)
is located 400 km north-west of Porto Alegre.
Barra de Rio Azul is named
for the confluence ("barra") of Rio Azul (Blue River) with Rio Paloma (Dove
River).
The place was first settled in 1914 by Italian colonists. Their
descendants still constitute 65% of the population The district of Barra de Rio
Azul was established within Erechim by Municipal Law No. 121 promulgated on 23
November 1951, and transferred to the newly established municipality of Aratiba
by Municipal Law No. 2 promulgated on 2 January 1956.
The municipality of
Barra de Rio Azul was established on 20 March 1992.
https://www.barradorioazul.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 12 July 2020
The flag of Barra do Rio Azul is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 60
promulgated on 4 October 1993.
Article 2.
The municipal flag shall be
manufactured according to the descriptive memoir, in dimensions 0.90 m x 1.30 m.
Descriptive synthesis:[...] The differentiation in the colors of the two
rivers is highlighted on the flag through two distinct colors, as it is in real.
Looking from above, this forms the silhouette of a stylized human being; with
the placement of the municipal coat of arms in this body, it unites the body and
mind of the population. The coat of arms, which unites the two visuals, conveys
the idea that Barra de Rio Azul was emancipated under the responsibility of all,
everyone with his own rights and duties.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/b/barra-do-rio-azul/lei-ordinaria/1993/6/60/lei-ordinaria-n-60-1993-oficializa-a-bandeira-municipal-e-da-outras-providencias?q=bandeira
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/pmbarradorioazul/
https://www.facebook.com/pmbarradorioazul/
https://www.facebook.com/pmbarradorioazul/
https://www.facebook.com/pmbarradorioazul/
https://radioaratiba.com.br/vice-prefeito-assume-prefeitura-de-barra-do-rio-azul-2/
https://radioaratiba.com.br/vice-prefeito-assume-prefeitura-de-barra-do-rio-azul/
The coat of arms of Barra do Rio Azul is prescribed by Municipal Law No.
2,560 promulgated on 11 May 1993.
Article 2.
The symbols have the
following meaning:
a) Tower surmounting the flag - Represents sovereignty
obtained through political and administrative emancipation.
b) Scroll
featuring the writing "Barra de Rio Azul" and the emancipation date - Represents
the official and legal existence and creation of the municipality.
c) On the
shield, maize, bean, pigs and milk cows - Represent the main products of
agriculture and cattle-breeding and the sources of income for the municipality.
d) Quarters in red, white and green colors - Represent the colors of the
municipality's dominant ethnies.
e) Church - Represents the main historic
monument in the municipality, highlighting courage, faith, confidence in the
future [...]
f) In the shield's lower part, two rivers, with bridges. Trees,
greenness, rocks on the river's banks, ravines in the river's beds - Represent,
respectively:
- Green: the moist prodigious natural environment of the
municipality that kept until know a lot of greenness and vegetation
- The
rivers and their neighborhood represent the confluence of Rio Azul and Rio
Palomas, the municipality's namesake, with waters represented in blue
-
Stylized trees representing the forests of the region, mostly composed of
araucarias.
- Rocks in the middle of the river
- Rocky ravines,
representing the accidented regional topography.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/b/barra-do-rio-azul/lei-ordinaria/1993/3/25/lei-ordinaria-n-25-1993-dispoe-sobre-o-brasao-do-municipio-da-barra-do-rio-azul-rs?q=brasão
Leis Municipais database
https://www.barradorioazul.rs.gov.br/paginas/brasao
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 12 July 2020
