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 image by Ivan Sache, 19 July 2020
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The municipality of Liberato Salzano (5,718 inhabitants in 2016; 24,563 ha) is 
located 400 km north-west of Porto Alegre.
Liberato Salzano was settled 
in the first decade of the 20th century by Marcolino Paiano, who fled Palmeira 
das Missiões for political reasons. The families of Antônio Ferrarini, Gervásio 
Folle, Vitorino Enderle, Armindo Enderle, João Dalla Corte, João Soranso, Jacó 
Pastório, Angelo Biasuz, Antonio Pauletti and Santo Marcolan re-settled the 
place in 1931, which they renamed to Marcolino as a tribute to the first 
settlers. The settlement was renamed to Baitaca at an unknown date and to 
Liberato Salzano in 1958.
The municipality of Liberato Salzano was 
established by State Law 4,736 promulgated on 1 June 1964, separating from 
Constantina.
The town's namesake, Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha 
(1920-1957) founded and presided the Centro Ação Católica. As a member of the 
PSD, he served as Mayor of Cachoeira do Sul (1947-1950), and was elected State 
Representative in 1950 an appointed Secretary of Education and Culture. From 
1944 to his death in a plane crash in Bagé, Liberato Salzano was the director of 
"Jornal do Povo", Cachoeira do Sul's main newspaper.
https://www.liberatosalzano.rs.gov.br/ 
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 19 July 2020
The flag and arms of Liberato Salzano are prescribed by Law No. 559 
promulgated on 20 October 1982.
Article 2.
The coat of arms of the 
municipality obeys the following design and description.
A Portuguese 
shield featuring: in chief (top), dexter and sinister, respectively, the 
municipal forest reserve, vert (green); protecting the community, represented by 
dwellings gules (red) surmounted by the sky azure (blue); in the center, an open 
book white charged sinister with an ink-pot and a quill, old writing tools, 
superimposed by a pionus parrot known as "bataica", vert (green) and gules 
(red), which is abundant in the region and gave its name to the settlement, 
which was renamed to Liberato Salzano after municipal emancipation. The book, 
the ink-pot and the quill represent the educator Liberato Salzano Vieira da 
Cunha, especially for his action for education when he served as Secretary of 
Education and Culture of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The base azure (blue) 
with wavy stripes, representing the abundance of brook and river Baitaca, which 
surround and water the municipal territory. Beneath the shield, a scroll gules 
(red) with the writing 01 - 06 - LIBERATO SALZANO 1964, the date of political 
emancipation of the municipality. The shield supported dexter by a composition 
of maize and black bean vert (green), or (golden) and black, sinister by a 
composition of maize and soybean vert (green) and or (golden), representing 
agriculture and the municipality's main productions. The shield surmounted by a 
three-towered mural crown black and or (golden)."
Article 4.
The flag 
of the municipality shall have for official colors red, white and green, 
arranged horizontally with the same width and of a white quadrilateral in the 
upper part, representing:
I. Red, the people's tenacity and eager to work;
II. White, a message of faith and peace;
III. Green, aspiration to a human, 
respectful and fair world;
In the center of the white quadrilateral is placed 
the coat of arms of the municipality.
Article 5.
The design of the 
flag obeys the following rules.
I. The width is of 12 units.
II. The 
length is of 18 units.
III. The width of the red, white and green stripe is 
of 1 unit each.
IV. The white quadrilateral shall be 6 units from the flag's 
upper inner angle.
V. The coat of arms shall be of 4 units in length and 3 
units in width.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/l/liberato-salzano/lei-ordinaria/1982/56/559/lei-ordinaria-n-559-1982-institui-o-brasao-e-a-bandeira-como-simbolos-do-municipio-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/477524105971174/photos/a.477524269304491/477524145971170/?type=3&theater
https://radiosimpatia.com.br/noticias/5701-liberato-salzano-prefeito-recebe-corte-da-expo-s
https://www.facebook.com/lsalzano/photos/a.1417498504944361/2959083247452538/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/lsalzano/photos/a.1417498504944361/2875477332479797/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/lsalzano/photos/a.1417498504944361/2846778855349645/?type=3&theater 
Ivan Sache, 19 July 2020