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5 June 2012
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image by Dirk Schönberger,
5 June 2012
The municipality of Descanso (8,638 inhabitants in 2010; 28,557 ha) is
located 700 km west of Florianópolis.
Descanso was first settled on 2
February 1935 by the families of Antonio Ciechanowski, José Wronski, José
Pietroski and Thomas Graboski, coming from Casaca, Rio Grande do Sul, The colony
was named to Linha Polonesa (Polish Line) after the settlers' ethnic origin. The
plots were sold to colonists by the timber company Empresa Madeireira de Chapecó
- Peperi.
The place was susbsequently renamed to Descanso (Rest), recalling
that the Prestes Column stayed here in 1925 for a long period of rest on the
banks of river Macaco Branco.
The municipality of Descanso was established by
State Law No. 254 promulgated on 12 September 1956, separating from Mondaí, and
inaugurated on 16 December 1956.
https://www.descanso.sc.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 3 November 2021
A green flag with a red saltire bordered yellow, and the municipal arms in a yellow rectangle in the centre.
Official website at
http://www.descanso.sc.gov.br.
Dirk Schönberger, 5 June 2012
The flag and arms of Descanso are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 2
promulgated on 14 February 1973.
Article 6.
The municipal flag of
Descanso, designed by the heraldist Arcinoé Antonio Peixoto de Faria, shall be
quartered in saltire, the green quarters constituted by yellow stripes
superimposed with red stripes, placed two by two in bend and bend sinister and
starting from the angles of a central white rectangle charged with the
municipal coat of arms.
§1. In compliance with the tradition of
Portuguese heraldry, and their inherited canons and rules, municipal flags have
to be divided in eight, six, four or three parts, featuring the same colors as
the field of the coat of arms and in the center or at hoist a geometrical
figure inscribing the municipal coat of arms.
§2. The municipal flag of
Descanso obeys this general rule, being quartered in saltire, thzat is,
constituted by stripes that connect the flag's cantons and cross each other in
the center [...]
§3. The coat of arms applied on the flag represents the
municipal government while the yellow rectangle inscribing it represents the
town proper as the municipal seat. Yellow is a symbol of glory, splendor,
greatness and knowledge. The yellow stripes charged with red stripes that start
from the rectangle's corner and quarter the flag represent the spread of
municipal power all over the territory. Red is a symbol of dedication,
patriotic love, audacity, intrepidity, courage and valiance. The green quarters
represent the rural estates scattered over the municipal territory. Green is a
symbol of honor, civility, courtesy, glee, abundance and hope; hope is green
since greening fields in spring promise profuse harvests
Article 7.
In compliance with heraldic rules, the municipal flag shall have the official
dimensions prescribed for the national flag, 14 units in width on 20 units in
length.
Article 19.
The coat of arms of Descanso, designed by the
heraldist Arcinoé Antonio Peixoto de Faria,is described as follows in proper
heraldic language:
A Samnite shield surmounted by a six-towered mural crown
argent. Argent a panoply composed of fasces of rifles sable ensigned with
national flags with a resting net ["rede de descanso"] gules connecting their
staffs in chief crossed swords sable superimposed to a kepe azure in base a
drum azure outlined or.
The shield supported dexter by a maize plant and
sinister by a wheat plant all proper tied behind a scroll gules containing in
letters argent "DESCANSO" surrounded by the date "16/12/1956".
The coat
of arms has the following symbolic interpretation:
a) The Samnit shield,
used to represent the arms of Descanso, was the first style of shield
introduced to Portugal by French influence, inherited by the Brazilian heraldry
to evoke the colonizing race and main builder of the nation;
b) The mural
crown surmounting the shield is the universal symbol of domains' coats of arms;
argent (silver) with six towers, four visible in perspective view, it
classifies the town as of third rank or municipal seat.
c) Argent (silver)
is a symbol of peace, friendship, work, prosperity, purity and religious
feeling.
d) The panoply evokes the historical rationale for the town's
foundation, explaining the toponym [Portuguese, "rest"], as a military camp set
up by the famous Prestes Column, which established it in 1925 for a long rest
period.
e) Vert (green) is a symbol of honor, civility, courtesy, glee, and
abundance; sable (black) is a symbol of austerity, prudence, moderation, and
firmness; azure (blue) is a symbol of justice, nobleness, perseverance, zeal
and loyalty; or (yellow) is a symbol of glory, splendor, greatness and wealth;
and gules (red) is a symbol of dedication, patriotic love, audacity,
intrepidity, courage and valiance.
f) The outer ornaments, maize and wheat,
represent the main products of the generous and fertile soil.
i) On a scroll
gules (red), in letters argent (silver) "DESCANSO" surrounded by the date of
its political emancipation, "16/12/1956".
https://www.descanso.sc.gov.br/noticias/index/ver/codMapaItem/8631/codNoticia/262209
Municipal website
Photos
https://www.descanso.sc.gov.br/noticias/index/ver/codNoticia/573832/codMapaItem/8631
https://www.descanso.sc.gov.br/noticias/index/ver/codMapaItem/8631/codNoticia/479498
Ivan Sache, 3 November 2021
