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 image by Ivan Sache, 19 July 2020
 image by Ivan Sache, 19 July 2020 
The municipality of Jaguari (11,551 inhabitants in 2016; 67,345 ha) is located 
400 km north-west of Porto Alegre. The municipality is composed of the districts 
of Jaguari (seat), Santo Izidro, Ijucapirama and Taquarichin.
Jaguari 
originates in the São José Jesuit reduction, established in 1632 by Fathers 
Romero, Superior of the Uruguai reductions, Manuel Bertot, Luiz Ernot, Cristovão 
de Mendonza and Paulo Benevides. Reported as the most prosperous mission in the 
area, São José was threatened by jaguars, diseases, hunger and pioneer's raids; 
accordingly, the mission was transferred in 1638 on the right bank of Uruguai, 
facing the town of São Borja.
A colony was established on the site on 29 
April 1871, then part of the district of São Vicente, municipality of São 
Gabriel. The colonial nucleus of Jaguari was inaugurated in 1880, its urban 
planning being supervised by the land surveyor José Manuel de Siqueira Couto.
The district of Jaguari was established by a Municipal Act issued on 15 February 
1893, as part of the municipality of São Vicente do Sul. The municipality of 
Jaguari was established on 16 August 1920.
https://jaguari.rs.gov.br/ 
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 19 July 2020
The flag of Jaguari is white with the municipal coat of arms in the center.
Photo
http://valeverdefm875.blogspot.com/2014/01/trabalhando-para-desenvolver.html
In most cases, the coat of arms is surrounded by a shield-like black 
border including the municipality's name.
http://valeverdefm875.blogspot.com/2014/01/ 
https://jaguari.rs.gov.br/2017/07/prefeito-de-jaguari-encaminha-a-camara-municipal-projeto-de-lei-que-disciplina-no-municipio-o-uso-do-herbicida-24d/
http://www.trocandoideiastv.com.br/noticias/210-bruna_uberti_e_a_nova_miss_jaguari
http://valeverdefm875.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2014-01-09T04:28:00-08:00&max-results=25&start=166&by-date=false
The coat of arms of Jaguari, designed by the Geocartográfico Sagras 
agency, from Porto Alegre, is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 586 promulgated in 
1963.
Oval shield, divided into two quarters and a field. In the first 
quarter, dexter, a spotted jaguar on a silver background, recalling the origin 
of the municipality's name. In the second quarter, sinister, on a blue 
background, the Southern Cross, symbol of the country, in the lower part, on a 
green background, three furrows symbolizing land plowed for agriculture. 
Dividing the shield, a sinuous blue line representing river Jaguari that crosses 
the municipality east-west. In the lower part, on a yellow field, a red 
missionary cross and two indigenous arrows in bone tips in opposite directions, 
recalling the pioneers at the foundation in 1632, as the old Jesuit mission of 
São José. The shield surrounded dexter by a rice plant and sinister by a tobacco 
plants, the pillars of agricultural income. Beneath the shield, two bunches of 
grape, and, beneath, a red stylized stripe [scroll] charged with the motto "Pela 
Pátria" [For the Fatherland] and the dates "1632", foundation year of the São 
José Reduction, and "1920", foundation year of the municipality of Jaguari. The 
shield surmounted by a silver crown representing the four districts forming the 
municipality.
https://jaguari.rs.gov.br/a-cidade/brasao-municipal/ 
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 19 July 2020