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The municipality of Monte Belo do Sul (2,704 inhabitants in 2015; 6,960 ha)
is located 130 km north of Porto Alegre.
Monte Belo do Sul was
established in 1877 as part of the Dona Isabel colony. When the colony was
renamed to Bento Gonçalves in 1890, today's Monte Belo do Sul was elevated to
its 2nd district, as Linha Zamith. In 1932, upon request of Júlio Lorenzoni, the
district was renamed for Montebello, after the battle of Montebello fought near
Pavia. Montebello was renamed in 1945 to Caturetã, a native word meaning "Good
Settlement", and, in 1949 to Monte Bello (Good Mount).
The municipality of
Mont Belo do Sul was established by State Law No. 9,564 promulgated on 20 March
1992.
Monte Belo is the cradle of wine-growing in the Sierra Gaúcha and
Latin America's first producer of grapes per capita. In 1913, the Franzoni
family already produced 15,000 hl of wine and brandy. Vineyards are now grown on
2,300 ha by 12 wine-growers.
https://portal.montebelodosul.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 31 July 2020
The flag of the municipality of Monte Belo do Sul is
prescribed by Municipal Law No. 28 promulgated on 7 April 1993.
Article
1.
The flag of the municipality of Monte Belo do Sul shall have for official
colors green, white and red, and shall be composed of three panels, inspired by
the design of the flag of Rio Grande do Sul and the colors of the flag of Italy,
representing:
a) Green, the power of agriculture, the forests and ecology.
b) White, fraternity, harmony and peace message to the community.
c) Red,
dedication, patriotic love, audacity and courage.
Article 2.
The flag
shall obey the following rules.
I. The flag shall be composed of three
panels: green, white and red in usual shades, green and red forming two
triangles and white an ascending quadrilateral between the two triangles, the
green triangle's right angle being placed in the flag's upper left corner and
the red triangle's right angle in the flag's lower right corner.
II. The flag
shall feature in the center a white panel charged with the municipal coat of
arms.
Article 3.
I. The flag's width shall be of 14 units.
II. The
flag's length shall be of 20 units.
III. The coat of arms shall have a width
of 7 units, leaving 3 units above and beneath it.
IV. The lesser side of the
red right-angled triangle, placed on left top, shall be exactly of 7 units. This
holds true for the lesser side of the blue right-angled triangle, placed on
right bottom.
V. The lesser sides of the ascending white quadrilateral placed
between the two right-angled triangles shall also be of 7 units.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/m/monte-belo-do-sul/lei-ordinaria/1993/3/28/lei-ordinaria-n-28-1993-institui-a-bandeira-do-municipio-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
The coat of arms of Monte Belo do Sul is
prescribed by Municipal Law No. 27 promulgated on 7 April 1993.
Article
1.
A classical Flemish-Iberian shield surmounted by a mural crown argent with
six towers. In the center an escutcheon argent charged in chief with a Rhine
wine glass. In base a field vert (green) symbolizing the mountains. On this
field are featured the rivers that cross the municipality and a plow
representing agriculture. The shield is tierced by bend sinister in the colors
of Italy. In chief's canton, on a field azure (blue) the St. Francis of Assisi
church. The shield supported dexter and sinister by grapevines proper. Beneath
the shield a scroll gules (red) inscribed sable (black) with the toponym "MONTE
BELO DO SUL" surrounded by years "1877" and "1992".
The coat of arms
shall have the following symbolic interpretation.
a) The classical
Flemish-Iberian shield, used to represent the arms of Monte Belo do Sul,
originates from Germany and was primarily introduced to Spain during the
struggle against the Moors; it was subsequently adopted in Portugal, namely to
represent arms of domains, and finally adopted by Brazilian heraldry to evoke
the colonizing race and main builder of the nation;
b) The mural crown
surmounting the shield is the universal symbol of coat of arms of domains;
argent with six towers, four visible in perspective, it classifies the town as
of third rank or municipal seat.
c) Argent (silver) is a symbol of peace,
friendship, work, effort, prosperity, purity and religious feeling.
d) The
shield features in the center an escutcheon argent charged in chief with a glass
wine symbolizing the pioneer role of Monte Belo do Sul in wine production in the
region of Italian colonization. The traditional Rhine and Italian wine glass is
perfectly suited to reflect the wine's color.
e) The base vert (green)
recalls the mountains of the north-east of Rio Grande do Sul, the town's
namesake, crossed by a stripe azure (blue) representing the municipality's
rivers. The green field is charged with a plow argent, symbolizing the rural
origin of the municipality.
f) Vert (green) is a symbol of honor, civility,
courtesy, glee, abundance; green also represents hope as the greening fields and
mountains in spring promising profuse harvests.
g) The shield is tierced by a
bend sinister charged with the colors of Italy, green, white and red. In the
upper left part is featured the church dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi, the
municipality's patron saint, representing the deep religious feeling that
fostered the immigrants during the colonization of Rio Grande do Sul. The field
azure (blue) surmounting the mountains and behind the church is a symbol of
loyalty, sky, and community harmony in search of humanitarian objectives.
h)
The outer ornaments recall the main product supplied by the generous and fertile
soil, grapes.
i) On a scroll gules (red), in letters sable (black) the
identifying toponym "MONTE BELO DO SUL" surrounded by years "1877", for the
colonization's onset, and "1992", for political emancipation.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/m/monte-belo-do-sul/lei-ordinaria/1993/3/27/lei-ordinaria-n-27-1993-institui-o-brasao-municipal-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
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Ivan Sache, 31 July 2020