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image by Ivan Sache,
13
July 2020
The municipality of Canguçu (55,956 inhabitant in 2016; 35,251 ha) is located
275 km south-east of Porto Alegre.
Canguçu was established on 1 January
1800, as Capela Curada de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Canguçu, in the place
known as Canguçu Velho (Old Canguçu). The "vila" of Canguçu, separated from
Piratini, was established by Law No. 340 promulgated on 28 January 1857, and
inaugurated on 27 June 1857.
https://www.cangucu.rs.gov.br/
Municipal
website
Ivan Sache, 13 July 2020
The flag of Canguçu is composed of a rectangle horizontally
divided into three equal parts, green, red and yellow. The flag is charged in
the center with a white circle inscribing the municipal coat of arms.
The
coat of arms is composed of a Portuguese shield horizontally divided into two
fields.
The upper field, white, is charged with a red cross, recalling the
Portuguese from Azores who colonized the area. Beneath the cross, a blue wavy
stripe represents Canguçu's hill. In its lower part, a green stripe represents
agriculture.
The lower field, all white, is charged with a spotted jaguar,
representing the origin of the name Canguçu, surmounting "CANGUÇU" written in a
semi-circular pattern.
The shield is superimposed to two crossed lances,
recalling the Ragamuffin heroes.
Beneath the shield a red scroll is inscribed
"1812 Justiça – Igualdade – Perfeição 1857". The scroll ends with a wheat spike
and a maize cob, present-day's main products of local agriculture.
The shield
surmounted by a mural crown with three fortified castles and eight crenels. The
crown represents the town of Canguçu.
https://www.cangucu.rs.gov.br/portal/cidade/12/simbolos
Municipal website
Photos
https://www.cangucu.rs.leg.br/institucional/mini-camara-1
http://www.cangucuemfoco.com.br/2010/06/parabens-cangucu-153-anos.html
http://igreja.gideoescangucu.com.br/2017/12/entrada-das-bandeiras-nos-30-anos-das.html
https://jornalterraecampo.com.br/noticias/noticia/prefeito-comenta-reuniao-com-a-corsan-na-tarde-de-ontem
Ivan Sache, 13 July 2020