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February 2012
Source:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encruzilhada_do_Sul
The municipality of Encruzilhada do Sul (17,117 inhabitants;
34,385 ha) is located 240 km of Porto Alegre.
Encruzilhada do Sul was
established as Santa Barbara de Encruzilhada, elevated to a chapel served by a
priest in 1799 and a parish in 1837. The municipality of Encruzilhada was
established by Law No. 178 promulgated on 19 July 1849. The town was granted the
rank of "cidade" in 1938 and renamed to Encruzilhada do Sul a few years later.
https://www.encruzilhadadosul.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website
Encruzilhada do Sul is the birth town of João Cândido Felisberto (1880-1969), an
Afro-Brazilian sailor known as the Black Admiral. In November 1910, he led the
Revolt of the Lash (Revolta da Chibata) against the use of torture in the
Brazilian Navy. The 2,000 rebels seized two warships moored in the Gunanabara
Bay and threatened to bomb the capital. Six days later, amnesty was granted by
Legislative Decree No. 2,280 issued on 25 November 1910; instead, the rebels
were arrested, tortured, and six of them were murdered. Full amnesty was
eventually granted on 24 July 2008, 39 years after Cândido's death.
https://politica.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,lider-da-revolta-da-chibata-recebe-anistia-39-anos-apos-morte,211420
Agência Brasil, 24 June 2008
Ivan Sache, 17 July 2020
The flag of Encruzilhada do Sul is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 772
promulgated on 8 September 1981.
Article 1.
The municipal flag shall
be composed of a white rectangle charged in the center with the municipal coat
of arms prescribed by Municipal Law No. 294 promulgated on 5 October 1965.
Article 2.
I. The flag's width shall be of 14 units.
II. The flag's
length shall be of 20 units.
III. The coat of arms shall be centered, in
width 7.5 units, in length 6.5 units.
https://www.encruzilhadadosul.rs.gov.br/prefeitura/arquivos/leiDecreto/bandeira_municipal_028.pdf
Municipal website
The coat of arms Encruzilhada do Sul is prescribed
by Municipal Law No. 294 promulgated on 5 October 1965.
A Portuguese
shield composed of three parts:
First part, a blue field with a bell or
superimposed with a green palm, recalling the initiation of the settlement
around a chapel dedicated to St. Barbara.
Second part, a field argent with a
green mountain recalling the location of the municipality in the south-eastern
mountains, with a simplified representation of Cerro Partido.
Third part, on
a field or a red cross representing the mining resources of the underground;
also emphasizing the predominant faith and recalling the junction ["cruzamento"]
of roads heading to the border and to the seashore, for which the place was
named.
A five-towered mural crown argent indicating a municipal seat.
A
blue scroll inscribed with the municipality's name, surrounded by years "1799"
and "1849".
https://web.archive.org/web/20160304010206/http://www.encruzilhadadosul.rs.gov.br/portal/simbolos.html
Municipal website (archived)
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