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The municipality of Itajaí (223,112 inhabitants in 2020, therefore the
State's 6th most populated municipality; 28,926 ha) is located 100 km north of
Florianópolis.
Itajaí was first settled in the 17th century by João Dias
de Arzão, from São Paulo, who was granted a domain located at the mouth of river
Itajaí-Açu. Mostly interested in gold and gems he expected to extract in the
hinterland, Dias did not attempt to develop a permanent settlement; the failure
of his expeditions prompted him to abandon the place and to move to the mouth of
river Itajaí-Mirim. After his leave, his former domain was settled by Botocudos,
Tapuias and Carijós natives.
Itajaí was established in 1820 under the
leadership of Antônio Menezes Vasconcelos de Drummond, who coveted the local
timber resources. In 1823, the Portuguese merchant Agostinho Alves Ramos settled
in Itajaí; he obtained from the bishop of Rio de Janeiro the establishment of
the parish of Santíssimo Sacramento de Itajahy.
The district of Itajaí was
established in 1833, to be elevated to a municipality by Resolution No. 464
adopted on 4 April 1859, separating from Porto Belo, and inaugurated on 15 June
1860.
https://www.itajai.sc.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 3 November 2021
This flag basically follows the Portuguese pattern for flags of major
cities, being gyronny of eight, yellow and blue, with the coat of arms on
the center. The coat of arms is blue, signifying Itajaí's seaside
location, with a wavy silver stripe representing the Itajaí-Açu River, from
which the city takes its name. The anchor shows that Itajaí is a port
city, with its gold color signifying wealth. The silver chief with a cross
crosslet for the Christian traditions of the earliest settlements. The coat
of arms was adopted by law no. 1200 of 21 December 1972.
Joseph McMillan, 15 August 2002
The flag of Itajaí is prescribed by Law No. 5,539 promulgated on 25 June
2010.
Article 2.
The flag of the municipality shall have the following
heraldic description, in compliance with the best Luso-Brazilian tradition.
I
- Gyronny, that is, the quadrilateral field divided into eight equal parts
shaped like right-angled triangles, each named gyron, by four right lines that
cross each other in the center, two starting from the quadrilateral's angles,
vertical and horizontal, and the two other equidistant from the sides.
II -
Azure and yellow, considering that the colors of an armored flag shall be
derived from those featured on the coat of arms and that the basic colors of the
arms of the municipality of Itajaí prescribed by Law No. 1,200 promulgated on 21
December 1972 are azure (blue) and golden yellow, that color being substituted
by yellow, which matches gold on the heraldic chromatic scale, the upper gyron
close to the hoist azure, the second yellow, and so on.
III - Charged in the
flag's center with the coat of arms of the municipality, placed over the
intersection of the lines that form the gyronny. The coat of arms shall be
displayed without outer ornaments, that is, the scroll azure inscribed "Itajaí"
and the yellow border, which means that the borders of the shield shall have a
thin yellow outline.
Article 3.
The design of the municipal flag shall
obey the following rules.
I - The flag's width is 20 units.
II - The
flag's length is 28 units.
III - The coat of arms, border excluded, is
distant of 6 units from the flag's upper edge.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/i/itajai/lei-ordinaria/2010/553/5539/lei-ordinaria-n-5539-2010-altera-a-bandeira-do-municipio-de-itajai-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-796729579-bandeira-oficial-municipio-itajai-santa-catarina-128-x-90-m-_JM
https://www.noticiasdepenha.com/2019/11/13/prefeitura-de-itajai-abre-concurso-com-87-vagas/
https://www.facebook.com/CamaraItajai/photos/2551179131761381
https://www.facebook.com/CamaraItajai/photos/2400200456859250
https://www.facebook.com/CamaraItajai/photos/1698362067043096
https://www.facebook.com/asepiitapoa/photos/1990936697847136
The
arms of Itajaí are prescribed by Law No. 1,200 promulgated on 21 December 1972.
Article 1.
The new arms of the municipality, in compliance with the
appended model and description, shall be blazoned as follows: "A Portuguese
shield. Azure an anchor or superimposed by a barrulet wavy argent. A chief
argent a cross crosslet gules. A mural crown or with four towers port and
windows gules. The writing 'Itajaí' argent on a scroll azure.'
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/i/itajai/lei-ordinaria/1972/120/1200/lei-ordinaria-n-1200-1972-institui-as-novas-armas-do-municipio-de-itajai
Leis Municipais database
The source for the explanation of the arms
given above by Joseph McMillan is the municipal website
https://itajai.sc.gov.br/c/brasao
The first flag of Itajaí was prescribed by Municipal Law No. 683
promulgated on 23 December 1965.
Article 2.
The flag, an original
design by the Samis Publicidade company, has the following characteristics.
a) The colors shall be white and blue, arranged in a white field with two
horizontal stripes.
b) In the center is placed the coat of arms of the
municipality, as prescribed by Law No. 338 promulgated on 24 May 1960.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/i/itajai/lei-ordinaria/1965/68/683/lei-ordinaria-n-683-1965-institui-a-bandeira-do-municipio
Leis Municipais database
The first coat of arms of Itajaí was
prescribed by Municipal Law No. 338 promulgated on 24 May 1960.
Article
2.
The coat of arms, originally designed by José Ferreira da Silva and
amended by Acary Margarida, has the following characteristics and description.
a) A shield surmounted by a mural crown.
b) A wavy stripe argent crossing the
shield from the lower left to the upper right corner, representing river
Itajaí-Açu that crosses the whole municipal territory.
c) In the upper left
field, the Southern Cross argent, highlighting the Christian faith that always
shine and the municipality's material and cultural development, as well as
patriotism and dedication to Brazil.
d) On the same field, a small field
chapel erected in 1824 by Colonel Agostinho Alves Ramos and Friar Pedro de Agote.
e) In the lower left field, leaves of taiá, the river and town's namesake.
f)
In the same field, the mouth of the river in the Atlantic Ocean, which is
featured in the lower right quarter.
g) In the lower right field, the prow of
a ship moored at a wharf, which represents the most important source of income
for the municipality and the safety of its port.
h) In the lower part of the
shield, a blue scroll inscribed "EX FLUMINE MAGNITUDO MEA", meaning "My
Greatness Comes From The River".
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/i/itajai/lei-ordinaria/1960/33/338/lei-ordinaria-n-338-1960-institui-o-brasao-do-municipio-de-itajai
Leis Municipais database
Ivan Sache, 3 November 2021
