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image by Ivan Sache, 4
August 2020
The municipality of Santana de Boa Vista (8,242 inhabitants in 2010; 14,206
ha) is located
Santana de Boa Vista was founded in 1822 by Jacinto Inácio
da Silva (1772-1841). Severely injured in 1821 by a jaguar during a hunting
party, he invoked Our Lady of St. Ann; after having eventually killed the beast
with a knife, he erected a chapel as a reward for the divine help.
The
municipality of Santana de Boa Vista was established on 17 September 1965 and
inaugurated on 6 May 1966.
https://www.santanadaboavista.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 4 August 2020
A vertical tricolour with the municipal arms in the centre.
Dirk Schönberger,
24 March 2012
The coat of arms of Santana de Boa Vista features:
1. Towers above the
shield, indicating the rank of "cidade".
2. A blue upper part, representing
the limpid sky.
3. A red cross on a green field, emphasizing faith as the
cause of the historic foundation of the town.
4. Yellow mounts in the center,
representing mining resources and topography.
5. A green lower part,
representing forests and fields.
6. A walking jaguar, representing the way to
progress.
7. An oxen representing progress.
8. A white brook, representing
the mountain's pure water.
9. Maize and bean plants, representing
agricultural production.
10. A scroll beneath the shield indicating the
municipality's date of foundation, name and year of emancipation.
https://www.santanadaboavista.rs.gov.br/pagina/id/4/?simbolos-do-municipio.html
Municipal website
Photo
http://www.farrapo.com.br/noticias/2/2492/Prefeitura-de-Santana-divulga-resultado-do-concurso-/
Ivan Sache, 4 August 2020