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image by Ivan Sache, 1 August 2020
The municipality of Nova Boa Vista (1,775 inhabitants in 2019; 9,373 ha) is
located 330 km north-west of Porto Alegre.
The municipality was established
by State Law No. 9,608 promulgated on 20 March 1992, separating from Sarandi and
Chapada.
https://novaboavista.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache,
31 July 2020
The flag of Nova Boa Vista is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 44 promulgated
on 22 July 1993.
Article 1.
The flag of the municipality of Nova Boa
Vista has for colors white, blue and yellow and the municipal coat of arms in
its central part.
The colors of the flag have the following meaning:
Blue
symbolizes pure sky.
Yellow symbolizes wealth produced by the municipality.
White symbolizes peace and integration, as does the stripes' convergence.
Article 2.
The flag's features shall obey the following rules:
I. The
flag's width shall be 14 units.
II. The flag's length shall be 20 units.
III. In the center is placed the municipal coat of arms.
IV. The location of
the coat of arms shall obey the following norms:
a) its center shall be
placed exactly in the middle of the 20 units and its lower part shall reach the
4th unit in width.
b) laterally, the coat of arms shall cover 6 units, from
the 8th to the 13th unit.
Article 3.
The two sides of the flag shall
be exactly the same, mirroring each other.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/n/nova-boa-vista/lei-ordinaria/1993/5/44/lei-ordinaria-n-44-1993-cria-a-bandeira-do-municipio-dispoe-sobre-a-sua-forma-e-sua-apresentacao-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
Not an easy guess from the Law, the flag is
quartered yellow-blue by a broad white saltire, charged in the center with the
municipal coat of arms.
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradenovaboavista/photos/a.1732712840379267/2097882913862256/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradenovaboavista/photos/a.1732712840379267/1868747223442494/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradenovaboavista/photos/a.1777055912611626/1777056089278275/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradenovaboavista/photos/a.1732712840379267/1758523411131543/?type=3&theater
https://novaboavista.rs.gov.br/system/filemanager/files/banners_arquivo1_1_1_1542732042.jpg
The coat of arms of Nova Boa Vista is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 43
promulgated on 22 July 1993.
Article 1.
A shield divided into three
quarters, based on two quarters and a sector. The shield surrounded by a
three-towered red crown, representing the three powers, the Executive, the
Legislative and the Judiciary. The openings in the crown represent the main
settlements and the municipality's seat: Cachoeirinha, Jaboticaba, Caúna,
Maneador, Nossa Senhora das Graças, Perau and Nova Boa Vista (seat). In the
first quarter, on a white background, a pig, a bovine and a poultry bird as a
tribute to cattle-breeding. The white background represents arable land, which
means proper production. In the second quarter, a green sector representing
agriculture, one of the economy's powerful forces, organized on strong bases. In
the same quarter is featured a yellow cogwheel in the center with a book and a
quill, representing Industry, Commerce, Culture and Education in the
municipality. The third quarter features a three-towered church representing the
three religions: Evangelic, Lutheran in Brazil, and Catholic, on a blue field
symbolizing the municipality's sky and pure air.
The shield supported by a
soybean plant and a maize plant, symbolizing the main crops in the municipality.
Beneath the shield, a white scroll with the municipality's date of emancipation
("20 de março de 1992).
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/n/nova-boa-vista/lei-ordinaria/1993/5/43/lei-ordinaria-n-43-1993-adota-e-define-brasao-do-municipio
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradenovaboavista/photos/a.1732712840379267/2474211012896109/?type=3&theater
Ivan Sache, 1 August 2020
image by Ivan Sache, 1 August 2020
The flag of E.E.E.M. Antonio Mathias Anschau is white and blue with the
school's emblem in the center.
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradenovaboavista/photos/a.1732712840379267/1758523507798200/?type=3&theater
Ivan Sache, 1 August 2020
