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Ivan Sache,
2 November 2021
The municipality of Criciúma (211,369 inhabitants in 2017, therefore the 5th
most populated municipality in the state; 23,563 ha) is located 200 km south of
Florianópolis.
Criciúma was established, as Cresciúma, on 6 January 1880
by 22 Italian families (139 people) coming from Venice, Belluno and Treviso. The
colony was elevated to the 6th district of Araranguá by State Law No. 48
promulgated on 2 September 1892.
Coal was discovered in Cresciúma in
1905, being used only by local forges. During the First World War, importation
of coal was extremely limited, so that the Brazilin Government industrialized
the local mines. Carbonífera Próspera managed mines on Cresciúma, the first of
them inaugurated in 1915 in Pio Correa borough; coal, extracted with basic
tools, was transported to Laguna using carts, to be subsequently shipped to the
country's big towns.
Coal production was boosted by the inauguration on 31
January 1919 of the railway station operated by Ferrovia Teresa Cristina.
The
municipality of Cresciúma was established on 4 November 1925; at the time, the
town had 8,500 inhabitants.
The first gilded age of black gold ended
during the interbellum, when foreign coal, cheaper and of better quality, could
again be imported to Brazil. A second gilded age was initiated by President
Getúlio Vargas, who favored national economy and industry. Renamed to Criciúma
on 21 October 1943, the town was proclaimed in 1946 Brazil's Coal Capital. Ìn
1947, Cerâmica Santa Catarina (CESACA) established a big factory that produced
azulejos for the whole region. Other companies soon made of the town a world's
reference for ceramic industry.
In late March 1974, the Big Flood caused
the death of 30 people in southern Brazil. Considered as the most sever flood in
Santa Catarina, it suppressed in four days boroughs and plantations, leaving
150,OOO people homeless. Criciúma's downtown was totally flooded; the town
remained isolated from the rest of the world, except by radio communication, for
four years.
On 29 March 1978, 13 people were killed by the explosion of gas
and gasoline bottles; the owner of the shop where the bottles were stored was
sentenced to 254 years in jail, being eventually released in 1995. The event is
still remembered as the "crime of the century" in Criciúma.
https://www.camaracriciuma.sc.gov.br/
Website of the Municipal Chamber
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At
http://www.pmc.com.br/criciuma/bandeira.htm
we can read: "The municipal flag of Criciuma was created by the heraldist Arcinóe
Peixoto de Faria, whose style obeys the tradition of Portuguese heraldry…. The coat of arms at the center
symbolizes the municipal power. The rectangle on which it is placed represents the city itself--home of the
municipality. The stripes symbolize the municipal power that expands toward all parts of
the territory and the quarters thus formed represent the rural areas
that exist in the territory of the municipality."
Jorge Candeias, 7 February 1998
The flag and arms of Criciúma are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 805
promulgated on 26 November 1970. The symbols are not described in the Law.
https://www.camaracriciuma.sc.gov.br/documento/lei-no-805-1970-709/
Website of the Municipal Chamber
The former coat of arms of Criciúma is
prescribed by Municipal Law No. 583 promulgated on 20 December 1965.
Article 1.
A shield composed of a rectangle and a semi-circle, surmounted by
a mural crown indicating a town of first rank, and surrounded in its lower part
by a scroll gules inscribed with the town's date of foundation and name, from
its ends, branches meaning victories and triumphs. In the shield's upper part,
the entrance of a coal mine, in the lower part, two crossed hammer-like tools,
symbols of mining. The mural crown, branches and hammers are golden yellow, a
symbol of felicity, the shield is argent, representing the nobleness and
highness of Santa Catarina's people, the fields are green and the sky is blue.
The red scroll recalls the town's heroism in political and social struggle, red
representing faith and love.
https://www.camaracriciuma.sc.gov.br/documento/lei-no-583-1965-487
Website of the Municipal Chamber
Photos
https://www.sulinfoco.com.br/atraves-da-conciliacao-acordo-milionario-e-fechado-entre-empresa-e-prefeitura-de-criciuma/
https://www.facebook.com/camaracriciuma/photos/a.684670761585350/3294084700643930/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/camaracriciuma/photos/a.684670761585350/2932905376761866/?type=3&theater
Ivan Sache, 2 November 2021
![[Flag of
Chapadão do Lageado, SC (Brazil)]](../images/b/br-sc-cr@.gif)
image by Ivan Sache,
2 November 2021
Criciúma E.C. aka Tigre was established on 13 May 1947 as Comerciário
Esporte Clube; the first Statutes of the club were approved during its first
General Assembly held on 8 September 1947. The club's current name was adopted
on 17 March 1978, pushed by President Antenor Angeloni as a means of better
identification of the club with the population of the town (51 members voted
for the change, 24 against it).
Tigre won ten Santa Catarina championships
betwen 1968 and 2013, three in a row (1989, 1990, 1991 included), and the Santa
Catarina Cup in 1993.
At the national level, Tigre won Série B in 2002 and
Série C in 2006. Winner of the Brazil Cup in 1991 (1-1; 0-0 to Grêmio), the
club qualified for Copa Libertadores, ranking 5th (defeated in quarterfinals by
São Paulo, 1-0; 1-1). In 1991, the team was coached by Luiz Felipe Scolari,
subsequently coach of the Brazilian national team winner of the 2020 FIFA World
Cup.
https://www.criciuma.com.br/
Club website
The flag of Criciúma E.C. is horizontally divided
black-yellow-white with the club's emblem in the center.
On 13 May 1984,
the club, still presided by Antenor Angeloni, changed its original blue and
white colors for yellow, black and white. Yellow is a symbol of wealth, while
black represents coal. White was retained as one of the original colors, which
provides harmony to the whole design.
Various stars were added above the
emblem in the aftermath of the club's victories. The official flag, however, do
not seem to have any star added
Photos
https://www.sulinfoco.com.br/criciuma-ec-decreta-luto-e-bandeira-fica-em-meio-mastro/
https://www.4oito.com.br/noticia/tigre-decreta-luto-oficial-de-tres-dias-pela-tragedia-no-ct-do-flamengo-10439
http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/criciuma/noticia/2013/09/criciuma-tem-na-base-esperanca-de-sustentabilidade-do-clube.html
Ivan Sache, 2 November 2021
![[Flag of
Chapadão do Lageado, SC (Brazil)]](../images/b/br-sc-cr@1.gif)
image by Ivan Sache,
2 November 2021
Supporters uses flags with three yellow stars standing
for the three national titles claimed by the club.
Photos
https://www.picuki.com/media/2034432548680796047
https://www.picuki.com/media/2037178898887635060
https://www.picuki.com/media/1926458571663747953
https://www.picuki.com/media/1863573886340172811
https://www.picuki.com/media/1840927338934815575
https://www.picuki.com/media/1830805432986427351
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