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2020
The municipality of Venâncio Aires (70,481 inhabitants, 77,220 ha) is located
130 km of Porto Alegre. The municipality is composed of the districts of
Venâncio Aires (seat), Mariante, Deodoro, Santa Emília, Centra Linha Brasil,
Palanque, Linha Arlindo, Vale de Sampaio and Estância Nova.
Venâncio Aires is
Brazil's second producer of tobacco (9,000 ha) and Rio Grande do Sul's third
maize producer (19,800 ha).
The town is named for the abolitionist lawyer
Venâncio de Oliveira Ayres (1841-1885) who was born in Itapetininga (Săo Paulo)
and settled to Rio Grande do Sul. He founded the Riograndense Republican Party
an had for followers Júlio Prates de Castilhos (1860-1903), Pinheiro Machado
(1851-1915) and Ramiro Barcelos (1851-1916).
https://www.venancioaires.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 8 August 2020
A white flag with the municipal arms in the centre.
Official website at http://www.pmva.com.br
Dirk Schönberger, 3 May 2012
The coat of arms of Venâncio Aires is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 675
promulgated on 4 September 1970.
Article 2.
A Portuguese shield with a
blue background, representing the firmament, bordered in dark blue. In the
firmament's center, a mate calabash, characterizing the fraternity, friendship,
tradition and wealth of Venâncio Aires' people, complemented by a handshake, the
universal symbol of human fraternity. The calabash is brown, which also
represents Venâncio Aires' soil. The green mate represents the Capital of Mate.
Venâncio Aires was discovered by Azorean colonists in the late 18th century, who
found mate herb in the rainforests lining streams Castelhano and Sampaio. The
first calabash mate introduced to Porto Alegre came from Vanâncio Aires, and the
region soon became a mate producer. A scroll of brick color is placed beneath
the shield, inscribed with "Venâncio Aires", the municipality's date of
foundation and the name of the state. Beneath the scroll, the writing "Capital
Nacional do Chimarrăo", in green. The shield surrounded on each side by a
tobacco plant proper. The four-towered mural crown argent represents the town as
a county seat.
https://www.venancioaires.rs.leg.br/camara/proposicao/pesquisalegislacao/1970/1/0/10283#lista_texto_proposicao
Municipal Chamber website
The coat of arms was originally prescribed
by Municipal Law No. 500 promulgated on 26 December 1963, which was abrogated by
the aforementioned Law.
Article 1.
A shield containing a calabash with
straw and mate, surrounded by two branches of flowering tobacco, the
municipality's main crop. Mate appears in the calabash, representing the
municipality's main production and symbolizing the traditional use of calabash.
The calabash features a yellow stripe charged with two symbols: Industry and
Education, representing the municipality's resources. The brown color of the
calabash represents Venâncio Aires' soil. Beneath the shield is placed a green
scroll with the municipality's name and date of political emancipation. The
whole is surmounted by a handshake symbolizing traditional friendship.
https://www.venancioaires.rs.leg.br/camara/proposicao/lei/1963/1/0/10454
Municipal Chamber website
Photos
https://folhadomate.com/esportes/atletas-de-venancio-participam-de-maratona-no-rio/
http://olajornal.com.br/prefeitura-de-venancio-aires-fara-contratacoes-emergenciais-de-psicologo-e-professores-de-series-iniciais/
http://www.gaz.com.br/conteudos/regional/2020/03/16/163146-prefeitura_de_venancio_aires_suspende_prova_do_concurso_publico.html.php
Ivan Sache, 8 August 2020
