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The municipality of Paulo Freitas (5,942 inhabitants in 2021; 42,141 ha) is
located on the border with Santa Catarina, 200 km south-west of Curitiba.
Paula Freitas emerged around the railway station of the São Paulo-Rio Grande
line inaugurated on 26 February 1905 as Paula Freitas, named as a tribute to
railway engineer Antônio de Paula Freitas.
Paula Freitas soon became the seat
of the district of Carzinho, established within the municipality of União da
Vitória. The municipality of Paula Freitas was established by State Law No.
4,788 promulgated on 29 November 1963 and inaugurated on 8 December 1964.
http://paulafreitas.pr.gov.br/
Municipal website
The municipal flag of Paula Freitas, designed by
heraldist Arcinoé Antonio Peixoto de Faria, is designed as follows.
Two
lateral blue stripes, of 6 units in width, and a central white stripe
superimposed with a red stripe of 2 units in width. The hoist part is composed
of white rectangle of 5 units in length, where the municipal coat of arms is
applied.
In accordance with the tradition of Portuguese heraldry, from
which we inherited the canons and rules, the municipal flags can be divided in
eight, six, four or three parts, having the same colors as those used in the
shield field and bearing the town's coat of arms in the center.
The flag of
Paula Freitas obeys the general rule, being divided in three stripes.
The
coat of arms applied to the flag represents the municipal government. The large
white rectangle containing it represents the town proper, as the seat of the
municipality. The white color is a symbol of peace, friendship, work,
prosperity, purity and religious spirit. The central white stripe superimposed
with a red stripe represents the municipal power that expands to all quarters of
the territory. The red color is a symbol of dedication, patriotic love,
audacity, intrepidity, courage and valiance.
The lateral blue stripes
represent the rural properties existing in the municipal territory. The blue
color is a symbol of justice, nobleness, perseverance, zeal and loyalty.
http://paulafreitas.pr.gov.br/site/bandeira/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 6 February 2022