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image by Ivan Sache,
2 August 2020
The municipality of Pirapó (3,349 inhabitants; 28,700 ha) is located on the
border with Argentina, 600 km north-west of Porto Alegre.
Pirapó is named
for a Tupi-Guarani word meaning "fish's jump", as a reference to the abundant
fishes that jumped over the waterfalls of river Ijuí.
Pirapó was established
in 1903 as Colônia Sommer, by Henrique Sommer (1852-1923) and 12 families coming
from the valley of Pigs' River. Sommer established a port and operated a boat;
when he died, his son, Evaldo, succeeded him as the owner of a big fleet that
sailed to Uruguaiana on river Uruguai.
The municipality of Pirapó was
established by State Law No. 8,425 promulgated on 30 November 1987, separating
from São Nicolau and São Luiz Gonzaga, and inaugurated on 1 January 1989.
Ivan Sache,
2 August 2020
The flag of Pirapó is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 146 promulgated on 6
August 1990.
Article 2.
The flag of the municipality of Pirapó is
composed of three panels: yellow, white and green, in usual shades, green and
yellow forming right-angled triangles and white forming a quadrilateral
descending between the two triangles, the green triangle's right-angle in upper
right and the yellow triangle's right angle in lower left. Charged in the center
with the coat of arms of the municipality prescribed by Municipal Law No. 89
promulgated on 13 December 1989.
The flag shall be 14 units in width on
20 units in length, the quadrilateral being located 7 units in width of the top
left side and 7 units in width of the bottom right side. The coat of arms is
distant of 7 units from the hoist and of 4 units from the flag's lower edge.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/p/pirapo/lei-ordinaria/1990/15/146/lei-ordinaria-n-146-1990-cria-a-bandeira-do-municipio-de-pirapo-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
The coat of arms of Pirapó is prescribed by
Municipal Law No. 89 promulgated on 20 December 1989.
Article 2.
The
coat of arms of the municipality of Pirapó is composed of a Portuguese shield
divided into two quarters; in the upper part, on a green field, a red missionary
cross, indicating the origin of the municipality and of the region where it is
located, and, outlined in black, a bovine and a pig, representing
cattle-breeding in the municipality.
a) In the lower quarter, on a field or,
outlined in black, two axes, representing the bravery of the first German
colonists who arrived in the beginning of the century. Below the axes, in black,
the writing "30.11.1987", date of creation of the municipality.
b) The shield
supported right by a branch of soybean fructed proper and left by a maize plant
with fructed cobs proper, representing the municipality's main sources of
income.
c) Beneath the shield a red scroll gules inscribed "PIRAPÓ", in
black.
d) The shield surmounted by a five-towered mural crown argent.
Article 3.
The colors and quarters convey feelings of patriotism, love for
the land and the moral and spiritual traits of the municipality's population.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/p/pirapo/lei-ordinaria/1989/8/89/lei-ordinaria-n-89-1989-cria-o-brasao-de-armas-do-municipio-de-pirapo-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
Image from Resgatando de História de Pirapó
https://www.pirapo.rs.gov.br/Arquivos/380/Conteúdos/620/Historia_275O.pdf
image by Ivan Sache,
2 August 2020
The municipality appears to used a different flag, with the
same colors but arranged on the model of the flag of Rio Grande do Sul
Photo
https://www.radiomissioneira.com/prefeitura-de-pirapo-contrata-docentes-e-monitores-temporarios
Ivan Sache, 2 August 2020