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The municipality of Balneário Rincão (12,570 inhabitants in 2018; 6,437 ha)
is located 200 km south of Florianópolis.
Balneário Rincão was
established by State Law No. 12,668 promulgated on 3 October 2003, separating
from Içara.
The establishment of new municipalities, however, was not
compliant with Article 18 §4 of the Federal Constitution; modified by
Constitutional Amendment No. 15 adopted in 1996, the Article prevented the
establishment of new municipalities until the adoption of a Complementary
Federal Law.
The Constitution was eventually amended on 3 December 2008. The
municipality of Balneário Rincão was inaugurated on A January 2013, as was the
municipality of Pescaria Brava, established by the same Law.
https://www.conjur.com.br/2003-dez-29/pgr_questiona_supremo_leis_criam_municipios_sc
Revista Consultor Jurídico, 29 December 2003
https://www.camara.leg.br/noticias/124569-camara-aprova-pec-que-regulariza-municipios-criados-ate-2006/
Chamber of Representatives, 3 December 2008
Ivan Sache, 1 November 2021
The flag and arms of Balneário Rincão are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 162
promulgated on 8 October 2014.
Article 2.
The coat of arms of
Balneário Rincão shall have the following description.
A Samnite shield, the
shield's style introduced in Portugal by French influence, inherited by the
Brazilian heraldry as the evocation of the colonizing race and main builder of
the nation, alluding to the Azorean colonization; surmounted by a crown of sun
rays. Two connected towers argent below the crown. On a sea wavy azure a boat
surrounded by birds and fish. Two butia palm trees superimposed to a scroll
inscribed with the toponym "BALNEÁRIO RINCÃO".
§1. The coat of arms of
the municipality of Balneário Rincão symbolizes:
a) The shield surmounted by
a crown or, representing the sun and the municipalities of the AMREC region [Associação
dos Municípios da Região Carbonífera - Association of the Municipalities of the
Coal Region].
b) Two connected towers, a straightforward representation of
the municipality's fishing platforms, argent, representing a town of 3rd rank, a
municipality's seat.
c) In the shield's center, a boat sailing on a blue wavy
sea, recalling a coastal municipality, each wave representing also one of the
seven lagoons of the municipality.
d) The boat or on the sea represents
fishing, also suggesting beach leisure and an invitation to tourism; fish allude
to fishing as a source of income while the birds represent the whole fauna as
well as species migration through the municipality.
e) As outer ornaments,
butia palm trees vert (green) and brown, representing the regional flora and the
municipality's agriculture.
f) Argent (silver) is a symbol of peace, work,
prosperity, friendship and purity; or (gold) is a symbol of glory, splendor,
greatness and command; vert (green) is a symbol of civility, honor, courtesy,
abundance, and hope, since greening fields in spring promise profuse harvests;
azure (blue) recalls the firmament, one of the characteristics of coastal areas,
and is a symbol of justice, nobleness, perseverance, zeal and loyalty, also of
beauty and recreation.
g) On the scroll the toponym "BALNEÁRIO RINCÃO" in
white letters.
§2. In compliance with heraldic rules, in any reprodcution,
the coat of arms shall be of 3.5 units in length and 4 units in width, the white
space it is allocated being 4 x 5 uhits.
Article 3.
The flag of the
municipality of Balneário Rincão shall have the following description.
The
flag consists in a field with 10 blue and 9 white stripes, arranged
horizontally, charged in the center with the coat of arms of the municipality in
full official colors.
§1. The flag of Balneário Rincão symbolizes:
I -
The 10 blue stripes represent the 10 years spanned between emancipation and
inauguration of the municipality.
II - The coat of arms in the center
represents the Municipal Government and the white space on which it is applied
symbolizes the town proper, as the seat o the municipality. White is a symbol of
peace, work, friendship, purity and prosperity.
III - Blue is a symbol of
justice, nobleness, perseverance, zeal and loyalty.
IV - The flag shall be
produced in official size, 140 cm x 90 cm or in 7 x 10 proportions (considering
7 units in width on 10 units in length), each blue stripe being 0.33 unit.
Article 4.
The elements composing the arms and the flag were inspired by
works presented in a call for ideas for the elaboration of the municipal symbols
organized by the administration, the winner being Tirzá de Matia and Maycon
Sinfronio, respectively.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/b/balneario-rincao/lei-ordinaria/2014/17/162/lei-ordinaria-n-162-2014-dispoe-sobre-a-criacao-de-simbolos-municipais-o-brasao-e-a-bandeira-sua-forma-e-apresentacao-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
The symbols were unveiled on 3 October 2014,
Emancipation Day. The reports mentions another two awardees not listed in the
Law, João Iris Raupp and Leandro Klug. The four winners were each offered a
bicycle.
https://www.balneariorincao.sc.gov.br/noticias/index/ver/codMapaItem/4337/codNoticia/122635
Municipal website, 4 October 2014
https://www.canalicara.com/regiao/rincao-apresenta-bandeira-e-brasao-24954.html
Canal Içara, 4 October 2014
Before the adoption of the flag, the new
municipality used a white flag, as a symbol of peace, union and construction,
along with the flags of Beazil and Santa Catarina.
http://engeplus.com.br/noticia/geral/2013/dia-da-bandeira-rincao-hasteia-bandeira-branca-e-anuncia-concurso
Engeplus, 19 November 2013
Photos
https://icaranews.com.br/balneario-rincao/bandeira-do-balneario-rincao-e-entregue-na-alesc/
https://www.facebook.com/prefeiturabalneariorincao/photos/a.263328427426645/841040122988803/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/prefeiturabalneariorincao/photos/a.266797453746409/786184615141021/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/prefeiturabalneariorincao/photos/a.263328427426645/743743312718485/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/prefeiturabalneariorincao/photos/a.266797453746409/723993738026776/?type=3&theater
Ivan Sache, 1 November 2021
