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The municipality of Floriano Peixoto (1,972 inhabitants in 2016; 16,843 ha)
is located 350 km north-west of Porto Alegre.
Floriano Peixoto was
originally known as Coxilha Seca (Dry Hill). The municipality's namesake is
Marshal Floriano Peixoto (1839-1895), 2nd President of Brazil (1891-1894). Known
as Iron Marshall for his fierce repression of all his opponents - monarchists,
federalists, officers, Peixoto maintained the so-called Sword Republic initiated
by his predecessor, Deodoro da Fonseca. Supported by the agrarian oligarchy, his
dictatorship was eventually defeated by the "coffee barons" of São Paulo and the
"milk barons" of Minas Gerais. The presidential election he was forced to
organize was won by Prudente de Morais, leader of the Partido Republicano
Paulista.
Ivan Sache, 18 July 2020
The flag and arms of Floriano Peixoto are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 56
promulgated on 20 August 1997.
Appendix I.
Meaning of the colors,
writings and charges of the coat of arms.
Main star: the municipality's seat.
Fifteen stars: the municipality's fifteen communities.
Soybean and maize: the
main crops meaning work, perseverance and prosperity.
Peach and grapes: crop
diversification, new alternatives for the municipality generating sources of
income.
Cattle-breeding: milk cows and pig breeding are also sources of
income for the municipality.
Farmer, plow and oxen: symbol of manual work
offered by smallholders, agriculture being the main source of income for the
municipality.
Soil: mother earth supplying staple food and prosperity.
Trees / forests: native species, timber, municipality's reserve of flora.
Sun
rays: source of light and energy and sign of opening to new investments.
Rivers: municipality's rivers, resources in water that supplies life to all
living organisms.
Scroll; on the scroll in red the municipality's name and
date of creation, "28.12.95".
Hut: characteristic of smallholdings present in
the municipality.
Appendix II.
Meaning of the colors of the flag of
Floriano Peixoto.
Green: Power of agriculture, which supplies food and
represents c. 95% of the municipality's income.
Blue: the sky over Floriano
Peixoto, limpid and clear, visible from one horizon to the other, forming a
marvelous contrast with the green fields and forests.
Yellow: the resources
supplied by our land, inhabited by hard-working people, committed to search for
economic growth and generation of an excellent standard of life.
White: peace
and harmony in the heat of all inhabitants, who work hand in hand for the
building of Floriano Peixoto.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/f/floriano-peixoto/lei-ordinaria/1997/6/56/lei-ordinaria-n-56-1997-estabelece-os-simbolos-do-municipio-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
The flag is horizontally divided
blue-green-red-yellow with a white diagonal stripe superimposed, running from
lower hoist to upper fly and charged in the center with the municipal coat of
arms.
Photo
https://www.facebook.com/florianopeixoto.rs/photos/a.1806122479662497/1863292517278826/?type=3&theater
Ivan Sache, 18 July 2020