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image by Ivan Sache, 2 August 2020
The municipality of Ponte Preta (1,750 inhabitants in 2010; 10,000 ha) is
located 400 km north of Porto Alegre.
Ponte Preta was established around
1910, as Lajeado Grande. To connect the settlement with neighboring Souto Neto
and Linha 7, a bridge was erected over river Jupirangava. For the sake of
preservation, the wooden bridge was coated with tar; accordingly, its official
name, 3 October Bridge, was soon superseded by Black Bridge ("ponte preta").
The municipality of Ponte Preta was established by Municipal Law No. 9,537
promulgated on 20 March 1992.
https://www.pontepreta.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache,
2 August 2020
The flag of Ponte Preta is white with the municipal coat of arms.
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/354057318036170/photos
https://www.facebook.com/354057318036170/photos
The coat of arms of Ponte Preta is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 4
promulgated on 7 January 1993.
Article 1.
Colors: Green, yellow,
black, red and white.
Format: Coat of arms.
Crest: Surmounted by a black
bridge ("ponte em preto").
A main lozenge [indeed, a rectangle] in the left
part with a green-white-red flag, flanked by an open book surmounted by a wheat
spike, inscribed "Educar para o Trabalho [Educate Through Work].
In the lower
part, two animals representing cattle-breeding [a pig and a cow].
The shield
surrounded by a maize plant and a soybean plant. Beneath the shield a red scroll
inscribed with the municipality's date and name.
https://www.pontepreta.rs.gov.br/site/municipio/page?pagename=brasao
Municipal website
https://www.pontepreta.rs.gov.br/site/municipio/page?pagename=historia
Photos of the Black Bridge
Ivan Sache, 2 August 2020
