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10 June 2012
Source: https://garuva.atende.net/cidadao/pagina/simbolos
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image by Dirk Schönberger,
10 June 2012
Source:
https://garuva.atende.net/cidadao/pagina/simbolos
The municipality of Garuva (16,081 inhabitants in 2010; 50,360 ha) is located
on the border with Paraná, 230 km north of Florianópolis.
Garuva was
first settled in 1841 by French colonists who established two phalansterian
colonies in Glória and Palmital, on the mode of the ideal society proposed by
Joseph Fourier (1772-1837). Rivalry between the two groups and the lack of care
by the Brazilian government for the road that connected the colonies to the rest
of the world, which was cut since 1842 by fallen trees, ended the experiment in
1847.
The area was re-settled in 1914 by Manoel Martins, Cândido da Veiga and
Theodor Roco; a group of French settled in Palmital in 1919.
The district of
Palmital was established on 15 December 1927. In 1935, its seat was transferred
from Palmital to Garuva and its was renamed to São João de Palmital. The
district was eventually renamed to Garuva in 1942, for the sake of
differentiation from the several places called São João in Santa Catarina.
The municipality of Garuva was established on 20 December 1963, separating from
São Francisco, and inaugurated on 29 February 1964.
https://garuva.atende.net/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 3 November 2021
A horizontal tricolour, blue-white-green, with the municipal arms in the centre.
Official website at
http://garuva.sc.gov.br.
Dirk Schönberger, 10 June 2012
The flag of Garuva is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 236 promulgated on 16
October 1980.
Article 1.
The municipal flag shall have the following
heraldic description: Composed of three fields arranged horizontally, the upper
field blue, the lower field green, and the central field white, charged in the
center with the municipal arms.
Article 2.
The production of the
municipal flag shall obey the following dimensions
i) The length shall be
1.30 m, the width 90 cm.
Coat of arms of Garuva.
Heraldic
elucidation.
Shield. So-called Iberian, the base formed by a semi-circle
used in Portugal at the time of Brazil's discovery and colonization, according
to our heraldists the best symbol for our towns. In Brazilian heraldry, it
evokes the origin of our race to the formation of which the Portuguese were
basic elements.
Mural crown. With four open towers, the proper and
consecrated emblem of municipalities and their administrative autonomy.
Motto. "Garuva" on a blue scroll.
Date. "20/12/1963", representing the
municipality's date of creation.
Stylized tree. Represents the tree called
Garuva [Cinnamomum glaziovii (Mez) Kosterm.] predominating in the
region, the town's namesake.
Stylized hoe. Represents agriculture and the
municipality's agricultural force.
Stylized cow's head. Represents
cattle-breeding, one of the municipality's main sources of income.
Stylized
waves. Represents the municipality's beaches.
Stylized fish. Represents
fishing, also a source of income for the municipality.
Banana trees and rice
plants. Represent the municipality's main crops.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/g/garuva/lei-ordinaria/1980/24/236/lei-ordinaria-n-236-1980-institui-a-bandeira-do-municipio-de-garuva-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
Blue represents the sky, white represents
peace, and green represents the forests.
https://www.camaragaruva.sc.gov.br/camara/conteudo/3/o-Municipio/1/2016/2
Website of the Municipal Chamber
The coat of arms of Garuva is
prescribed by Municipal Law No. 237 promulgated on 16 October 1980.
Article 1.
The arms of the municipality shall be blazoned as follows:
Iberian shield. In upper canton, a stylized tree on a blue field; in the dexter
flank, a stylized hoe an a yellow field; in the sinister flank, a stylized
cow's head; in lower canton, a stylized fish. On the shield's dexter side a
green banana tree, on the shield's sinister side a green rice plant. A yellow
mural crown. The word "Garuva" on a blue scroll inscribed with date
"20/12/1963".
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/g/garuva/lei-ordinaria/1980/24/237/lei-ordinaria-n-237-1980-institui-as-armas-do-municipio-de-garuva-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
The previous flag of Garuva was prescribed
by Municipal Law No. 36 promulgated on 1 September 1972.
Article 2.
The municipal flag of Garuva has for colors green, white and red, with the
symbol of the garuva tree and the municipality's date of foundation.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/g/garuva/lei-ordinaria/1972/4/36/lei-ordinaria-n-36-1972-dispoe-sobre-a-oficializacao-da-bandeira-municipal-do-municipio-de-garuva
Leis Municipais database
Ivan Sache, 3 November 2021
