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Almirante Tamandaré do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

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Almirante Tamandaré do Sul, RS (Brazil) image by Paulo RS Menezes, 2 September 2014
Source: http://www.tamandaredosul.com.br/


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Municipality

The municipality of Almirante Tamandaré do Sul (2,062 inhabitants in 2010, 26,537 ha) is located in north-eastern Rio Grande do Sul, 315 km of Porto Alegre. The municipality is made of the village of Almirante Tamandaré do Sul and of the districts of Rincăo do Segredo and Linha Vitória. Almirante Tamandaré do Sul was colonized in 1914. The settlement was named for Admiral Tamandaré (Joaquim Marques Lisboa; 1807-1897), the patron of the Brazilian Navy; this was suggested by a colonist who had participated in the mediation regarding the territory at the end of the Paraguayan War (1864-1870). The subsequent colonization involved 50% Germans and 50% Italians. The municipality of Almirante Tamandaré do Sul was established on 16 April 1996.
Ivan Sache, 3 September 2014


Symbols

The symbols of Almirante Tamandaré do Sul are prescribed in Article 4 of the Municipal Constitution, adopted on 6 September 2001, as "the coat of arms, the flag and the anthem, representative of its culture and history, compliant with the legislation that prescribes and regulates them.
http://www.tamandaredosul.com.br/system/filemanager/file_system/lei_84_1283177365.pdf - Municipal Constitution

The flag of Almirante Tamandaré do Sul is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 27 promulgated on 10 April 2001, with retroactive effect on 1 January 2001.

Article 1.
The flag of the municipality of Almirante Tamandaré do Sul shall have as its official color white, representing peace, friendship, integration, work and harmony of the community.
The flag shall have the following characteristics; a rectangle as the background, charged in the center with the official coat of arms of the municipality of Almirante Tamandaré do Sul.

https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/a/almirante-tamandare-do-sul/lei-ordinaria/2001/3/27/lei-ordinaria-n-27-2001-institui-a-bandeira-municipal-e-da-outras-providencias - Leis Municipais database

Photos
http://www.tamandaredosul.com.br/?menu=comunicacao&sub=noticias&id=614
http://www.radiosimpatia.com.br/noticias/162-ironi-seben-e-valdemar-jacomelli-assumem-executivo.html

Ivan Sache, 11 July 2020


Detail of arms

Almirante Tamandaré do Sul, RS (Brazil) image by Paulo RS Menezes, 2 September 2014
Source: http://www.tamandaredosul.com.br/

The coat of arms of Almirante Tamandaré do Sul is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 26 promulgated on 10 April 2001, with retroactive effect on 1 January 2001.

Article 1.
The coat of arms of the municipality of Almirante Tamandaré do Sul shall have the following heraldic features:

§1. A Portuguese shield [surmounted by a mural crown] with four towers, divided into three horizontal sectors:
I. The first sector represents industries and food industries established in the municipality, symbolizing its natural vocation, and the electricity network, symbolizing the vocation of the municipality for energy production, especially through the Mata Cobra barrage erected in the place of the same name. The yellow background represents the local sources of income.
II. The second sector represents the diversified races and cultures present in the municipality, perfectly integrated, which contributed to the ethical building of the municipality, and the vocation of the municipality for ecotourism with sustainable development of fauna and flora, highlighted in the main tourist's spot called Fonte de Segredo, a place of leisure, culture, and quality of life. The white background represents peace and harmony and the perfect integration of man and its natural environment.
III. The third sector symbolizes the resources provided by the cattle-breeding vocation of the municipality, especially milk production and breeding of bovines, pigs, gallinaceans, etc. The green background represents the main source of income for the municipality, agriculture.

§2. Beneath the shield, the name of the municipality, "ALMIRANTE TAMANDARÉ DO SUL", and, beneath, a yellow scroll charged with the official date of municipal emancipation in black characters.

§3. The Portuguese shield surrounded by soybean, maize, and wheat, the main crops in the municipality and the symbols of the large crop production.

https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/a/almirante-tamandare-do-sul/lei-ordinaria/2001/3/26/lei-ordinaria-n-26-2001-institui-o-brasao-municipal-e-da-outras-providencias - Leis Municipais database

Ivan Sache, 11 July 2020