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| Use | Civil and state flag |
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| Proportion | 7:10 |
| Adopted | 5 January 1966 |
The flag of Rio Grande do Sul is the official flag of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.
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| Use | Civil and state flag |
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| Proportion | 7:10 |
| Adopted | 5 January 1966 |
The flag of Rio Grande do Sul is the official flag of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.
The state flag originated from the flag of the Riograndense Republic, which seceded from Brazil from 1836 to 1845. [1] The flag of the republic was created in a decree from November 12, 1836, which described the flag, which was originally square in shape and lacking the coat of arms in the centre. [1] The state flag was officially adopted on in 1889, and in 1891 the flag was altered to include the shield. [2] It stayed the state flag until 1937 when under the leadership of Getúlio Vargas, the use of state symbols was banned under the Brazilian Constitution of 1937. [3] The flag was re-adopted on January 5, 1966. [3]
The symbolism of the flag is controversial. [3] [1] There are many suggestions for the meaning of the colours of the flag including that the green and yellow represent Brazil, with the red representing war. [1] Another suggested meaning is that the green represents the pampas forest, the red symbolizes revolution and courage, and the yellow represents riches. [1] [3]
Flag of the Riograndense Republic
Rio Grande do Sul is a state in the southern region of Brazil. It is the fifth-most populous state and the ninth-largest by area. Located in the southernmost part of the country, Rio Grande do Sul is bordered clockwise by Santa Catarina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Uruguayan departments of Rocha, Treinta y Tres, Cerro Largo, Rivera, and Artigas to the south and southwest, and the Argentine provinces of Corrientes and Misiones to the west and northwest. The capital and largest city is Porto Alegre. The state has the highest life expectancy in Brazil, and the crime rate is relatively low compared to the Brazilian national average. Despite the high standard of living, unemployment is still high in the state, as of 2017. The state has 5.4% of the Brazilian population and it is responsible for 6.6% of the Brazilian GDP.
The national flag of Brazil is a blue disc depicting a starry sky spanned by a curved band inscribed with the national motto Ordem e Progresso, within a yellow rhombus, on a green field. It was officially adopted on 19 November 1889 –four days after the Proclamation of the Republic, to replace the flag of the Empire of Brazil. The concept was the work of Raimundo Teixeira Mendes, with the collaboration of Miguel Lemos, Manuel Pereira Reis and Décio Villares.
The Ragamuffin War, also known as the Ragamuffin Revolution or Heroic Decade, was a republican uprising that began in southern Brazil, in the province of Rio Grande do Sul in 1835. The rebels were led by Generals Bento Gonçalves da Silva and Antônio de Sousa Neto with the support of the Italian fighter Giuseppe Garibaldi. The war ended with an agreement between the two sides, known as the Treaty of Poncho Verde, in 1845.
Grêmio Esportivo Brasil, commonly referred to as Brasil de Pelotas, is a Brazilian professional club based in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul founded on 7 September 1911. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Gaúcho, the top flight of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league.
The Riograndense Republic, often called the Piratini Republic, was a de facto state that seceded from the Empire of Brazil and roughly coincided with the present state of Rio Grande do Sul. It was proclaimed on 11 September 1836 by general Antônio de Sousa Neto as a direct consequence of the victory obtained by gaúcho oligarchic forces at the Battle of Seival (1836) during the Ragamuffin War (1835–1845). It had a constitution adopted in 1843 and was recognised only by the United Kingdom, France, and Uruguay.
Guaíba is a city located in the Metropolitan Porto Alegre of Porto Alegre, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is on the shores of the Guaíba Lake.
Augusto Pestana was a Brazilian engineer and politician. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Pestana moved in the late 1880s to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, where he would become a specialist in railroad engineering and public administration, as well as one of the main leaders of the Republican Party of Rio Grande do Sul (PRR).
Bento Gonçalves da Silva was a Brazilian army officer, politician and rebel leader of the Riograndense Republic. He was the first President of the Riograndense Republic and, by all accounts, one of the most prominent figures in the history of Rio Grande do Sul.
Quarai is a Brazilian municipality located near the border with Uruguay on the Rio Quaraí. The population is 22,607 in an area of 3,147.63 km2, making it one of the largest municipalities in the state. Its elevation is 112 m. It is located 590 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Montevideo, Uruguay and southeast of Alegrete.
Veranópolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural, commonly referred to as Veranópolis, is a Brazilian football club based in Veranópolis, Rio Grande do Sul. It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, the second level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league.
The South Is My Country is a separatist movement that seeks the independence of Brazil's South Region, formed by the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina. The group claims the region is under-represented by Brasília.
Piratini is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul with a population of some 21,000. It is the former capital of the short-lived Riograndense Republic which was proclaimed on September 11, 1836.
The Federalist Revolution was a civil war that took place in southern Brazil between 1893 and 1895, fought by the federalists, opponents of Rio Grande do Sul state president, Júlio de Castilhos, seeking greater autonomy for the state, decentralization of power by the newly installed First Brazilian Republic.
The Liberator Party was a political party in Brazil which existed for two periods between 1928 and 1937 and then between 1945 and 1965. The PL's first incarnation was founded by members of the Rio Grande do Sul Federalist Party, notably Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil. Despite being the traditional opponents of the Riograndense Republican Party, it participated in the Gaucho United Front which supported the candidacy of Getúlio Vargas in the 1930 election. It supported the Revolution of 1930 which led to the overthrow of the Old Republic and the accession of Vargas to the presidency. The PL was abolished in 1937, following Vargas' self-coup and the establishment of the Estado Novo.
Antônio Vicente da Fontoura was a Brazilian statesman. He was one of the main political leaders of the Riograndense Republic during the Ragamuffin War (1835–45) and the chief-negotiator of the peace treaty with the Empire of Brazil.
The flag of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, serves as one of the state's symbols, along with the state's coat of arms and anthem. It was designed by the philologist and writer Júlio Ribeiro in 1888, with his brother-in-law, Amador Amaral, a graphic artist. The flag has thirteen black and white stripes and a red rectangle in the upper left corner holding a white circle enclosing an outline map of Brazil in blue. There is a yellow star in each corner of the red rectangle.
The flag of Pernambuco is one of the official symbols of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is a bicolor pennant, blue and white, with the colors broken horizontally into two unequal sections, with blue in the upper and larger rectangle, the rainbow composed of three colors, red, yellow and green, with a star in above and below the sun, inside the semicircle, both in yellow, and, in the lower and smaller white rectangle, a red cross.
The state flag of Mato Grosso do Sul was designed by a group of University of São Paulo students and adopted on 1 January 1979 by the 1st decree of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
The flag of Paraíba is the official flag of the Brazilian state of Paraíba. The initial version of the modern day flag was first adopted on 25 September 1930 by State law no. 704.
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