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The municipality of Belmonte (2,635 inhabitants in 2010; 9,361 ha) is located
on the border with Argentina, 670 km west of Florianópolis.
Belmonte,
then part of Descanso, was settled in 1945 by Polish colonists coming from Rio
Grande do Sul. The place was named to Belmonte ("Beautiful Mount") by Aurélio
Canzi, the parish priest of São Muguel de Oeste. The families of Estanislau
Niewinski, Félix Wronski, Francisco Gawski, José Piaseski, Félix Niewinski and
Júlio Wronski were recorded as the first inhabitants in 1947.
Belmonte was
elevated to the 1st district of Descanso by State Law No. 956 promulgated on 17
May 1964. The municipality of Belmonte was established by State Law No. 8,527
promulgated on 9 January 1992, and inaugurated on 1 January 1993.
https://www.belmonte.sc.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 1 November 2021
The flag and arms of Belmonte are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 43
promulgated on 23 March 1993.
Article 1.
The coat of arms of the
municipality of Belmonte, compliant with the basic principles of international
heraldry, is described in a memoir presented in Appendix I, which is part of
this Law.
Article 2.
The flag of the municipality of Belmonte has for
colors celestial blue, red and light green, and is charged in the center with a
white lozenge inscribing the coat of arms, as represented in Appendix II, which
is part of this Law.
Appendix I.
Municipal coat of arms.
The
municipal coat of arms of Belmonte is based on the Portuguese origin of heraldry
used in most coats of arms of Brazilian municipalities.
The colors
technically obey the codification rules of usual heraldry: blue, green, yellow
and red.
All the colors have symbolic meanings, which are:
- Blue
represents the sky and the rivers, with their water;
- Green represents
fields and hope;
- Yellow represents wealth;
- Red represents fire and
industry.
The symbols used in the coat of arms of Belmonte are rooted in
the history and life of the municipality and its inhabitants.
- The crown is
a symbol of nobleness, highlighting the elevation from district to municipality;
- Maize, soybean and wheat are the municipality's main crops;
- The pig
represents pig breeding, one of the municipality's sources of income;
- The
hen represents poultry breeding;
- The bovine represents cattle-breeding, a
source of income for the municipality;
- The wood represents the natural
environment and forests existing in the municipality;
- The relief represents
the mountains that are the municipality's mainsake, as "belos mountains"
[beautiful mountains];
- The three-towered crown represents the three powers:
Executive, Legislative and Judiciary, represented in the municipality.
Appendix II.
Municipal flag.
I.1 - Descriptive memoir.
This memoir
briefly describes the colors and dimensions of the municipal flag of Belmonte.
As a universal rule, the flag shall be 14 units in width (vertical dimension)
and 20 units in length (horizontal dimension).
The municipal flag is
horizontally divided; in the upper part a celestial blue stripe of 4.5 units in
width on 20 units in length, in the lower part, a green stripe of 4.5 units in
width on 20 units in length, and in the center, a red stripe of 5 units in width
on 20 units in length, charged in the center with a regular, white lozenge of 5
units in width inscribing the coat of arms of the municipality.
In the
lozenge's width, the (vertical) points are omitted, being cut when reaching 5
units. In length (horizontal dimensions), the lozenge's white points are distant
of 0.13 unit.
I.2 - Heraldic description.
Blue represents the sky,
beauty and subtlety, and rivers with their water.
Green represents the fields
and hope.
Red represents fire and industry.
White represents purity and
honors.
http://www.legislacaomunicipal.com/gedocnet/imagens/04222993000105/lei00049.pdf
Legislação Municipal database
Ivan Sache, 1 November 2021
