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![[Flag of Ribeirão do Pinhal (Paraná), PR (Brazil)]](../images/b/br-pr-306.gif)
image by
Ivan Sache,
7 February 2022
The municipality of Ribeirão do Pinhal (13,557 inhabitants in 2017; 37,473 ha)
is located 400 km north-west of Curitiba.
Ribeirão do Pinhal was
established in 1924 as Espírito Santo do Pinhal. The district of Pinhal was
established on 20 October 1936, separating from the district of Jundiaí, part of
the municipality of Santo Antônio da Platina. The district was subsequently
renamed to Laranjinha, as a reference to river Laranjinha.
The municipality
of Ribeirão do Pinhal was established by State Law No. 2 promulgated on 10
October 1947. The original name was dropped since river Laranjinha was suspected
to spread malaria.
In the 1970s, population of the town increased to
25,000 thanks to coffee cultivation; the Black Frost episode of 18 July 1975
ended the first Gilded Age of the town and resulted in the exile of several
inhabitants. The re-establishment of coffee grooves by José Ferroni, South
American's main coffee grower, yielded from 1997 to 2000 the title of Paraná's
Capital of Coffee, with some 22 millions trees grown. Ferroni's death ended the
second Gilded Age of the town.
https://www.ribeiraodopinhal.pr.gov.br/
Municipal website
The
flag and arms of Ribeirão do Pinhal are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 355
promulgated on 27 October 1967.
The flag of Ribeirão do Pinhal consists
of a rectangle with royal blue corners and the municipal coat of arms in the
center on a white background.
The coat of arms of Ribeirão do Pinhal
contains the following elements.
A river, representing the river that gave
the town its first name, river Laranjinha.
Pines, representing the forests
existing in the region where the town is located.
Coffee trees in a row,
representing the existing coffee plantations in the municipality, emphasizing
the greatest source of income at the time.
The sun, representing the blaze of
progress.
A maize stalk on the right side, representing the second source of
income.
A rice panicle on the left side, representing the third source of
income.
On top of the shield, towers form a crown, as an emblem of the
victories achieved by the municipality, also representing the strong foundation
of greatness.
At the bottom, a white band representing peace, inscribed
"RIBEIRÃO DO PINHAL".
https://www.ribeiraodopinhal.pr.gov.br/simbolos-municipais/
Municipal
website
Photo
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituraribeiraodopinhal/photos/1197579947394194
Ivan Sache, 7 February 2022