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PARANÁ
Capital: Curitiba
- State Population: 8.587.370
- Area: 431 km²
- Economy: commerce, industry, services
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The adoption of a Flag as characteristic symbol of the State dates in Paraná from
1892. The initial conception of the armor of the State of Paraná has been altered in 1
1904 trying to express a feeling of territorial integrity existent at the time.
The new Flag was used until 1937 when, with the intention to strengthen the
national unity, all State Flags had been abolished.
Only in 1947, by Decree 2,457 of May 3rd, was reestablished in the State of
Paraná the Flag as a State symbol .
The now existing Flag of Paraná, designed by Rudolf Doubeck, was constituted
by a green quadrilateral, crossed from the superior angle to the left inferior one by a
large white band containing the celestial sphere in blue and the five stars of the
Constellation of the Southern Cross in white. The sphere is crossed, beneath the superior
star of the Southern Cross, by a white band with the inscription, PARANÁ. Around the
sphere, a branch of Pine tree on the right side and another one of "Mate" on the
left side, symbolizing what in other times represented the economical basis of the State.
- Pictures of Paraná and its cities...
- Curitiba (36K)
- Curitiba - Praça Tiradents à noite - old pic (8K)
- Curitiba - Aspecto da rua 15 de Novembro- old pic (8K)
- Curitiba - Aerial view- old pic (8K)
- Foz do Iguacu (13K)
- Olinda (7K)
- Itaipu Dam (18K)
- Londrina (28K)
- Maringa (28K)
- Vila Velha (20K)
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- Links to Paraná and its cities...
- Curitiba
- Curitiba - VIA UofO
- Curitiba Turismo
- 300 YEARS OF CURITIBA by Walter
Morales
- Curitiba - CEFET-PR
- Curitiba - CELEPAR-PR
- Curitiba - Virtual guide
- Interior
Expresso Pincesa dos
Campos - Ponta Grossa, they go all over Paraná - The
best way to travel in Brazi is by BUS!!!!- Estado do Parana - Brasil
- CAMPINA DA LAGOA - Paraná
- Iguazu Falls
- Iguassu National Park
- Foz do Iguacu pictures
- Foz do Iguaçu by foznet.com
- Londrina - via UK
- Londrina by geocities
- Londrina by SEMCOMTEL
- Maringá
- Pato Branco
- Ponta Grossa
- São José dos Pinhais
- O Salto das Sete Quedas do Guaíra by
Walter Morales
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RIO GRANDE DO SUL
Capital: Porto Alegre
- State Population: 9.369.646
- Area: 282.062 km2
- Economy: agriculture, cattle raising, industry
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The flag of the Rio Grande do Sul State was created during the Farroupilha
Revolution. When the Republic of this state was proclaimed, on 11th September 1836, the
revolutionists immediately pondered on the creation of a self-symbol to substitute the
empire flag.
After the proclamation of the Brazilian Republic (1889) and with
theConstitutional Assembly assembled, the Republican's flag of 1835 was adopted as
official symbol of this state.
Only after the time the first Constitution of the State was promulgated(1891),
the coat of arms was added to the flag.
At the present, the Rio Grande do Sul flag is composed by three parts: the
green, the red and the yellow one. The green and the yellow parts are right-angled
triangles separated by a red quadrilateral. The right-angle of the green triangle is
placed on the superior left-corner of the flag and the right-angle of the yellow triangle
is placed on the inferior right corner of it. There is a vertical white ellipse with the
coat of arms in the middle of it.
The legislation concerning the form and the presentation of this flag is the
state law No. 5.213 of 5th January 1966 which had some of its articles modified. These
amendments were published in the official journal of the State on 11 th November 1968.
- Pictures of Rio Grande do Sul and its cities...
- gaucho (39K)
- churrasco - wonderful barbecue (42K)
- Gramado (36K)
- Missoes (15K)
- Panambi (53K)
- Pelotas - Rua 7 de Setembro - old pic (8K)
- Pelotas - Trecho da Praça Coronel Pedro Osório- old pic (8K)
- Porto Alegre - aerial view (35K)
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- Links to Rio Grande do Sul and its cities...
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- Rio Grande do Sul by
Leo
- VIA RS - Rio Grande do Sul
- Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
- Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
- Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Gaudério's Home Page
- Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - BRASIL
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SANTA CATARINA
Capital: Florianópolis
- State Population: 4.696.684
- Area: 95.442.9 km²
- Economy: industry, agriculture, cattle raising,
extracting (minerals)
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The most recent description of the flag of the State of Santa Catarina was a result of
law 975 of October 29th, 1953. The Flag is made up of three stripes of the same width,
reds and in the center the white one. In the center the light green lozenge with the arms
of the State; the white star symbolizing the unity of the municipal districts of Santa
Catarina; the eagle represents the productive forces; the key, represents the
strategically position of the State for the occupation of the extreme South; the anchor
reminds the ocean that bathes the State; the date of November 17th, 1889 - represents the
implanting of the republican regime of the State; the bloomed branches of wheat and
coffee, and the floating lace with the inscription of the State of Santa Catarina and the
phrygian cap (symbolizing the republican regime).
- Pictures of Santa Catarina and its cities...
- Blumenau (40K)
- Santa Catarina (28K) Need help to identify city :-)
- Links to Santa Catarina and its cities...
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- Santa Catarina by
Leo
- Blumenau (local page)
- Blumenau - page from braznet internet
providor
- Blumenau - city map
- Blumenau - Images
- Blumenau - city hall
- Prefeitura de Blumenau
- Camboriú
- Camboriú, balnerário
- Camboriú tourist attractions,
hotel Palmas Palace
- Criciúma
- Criciúma - Prefeitura Municipal de Criciúma
- Florianópolis - by UFSC
- Florianópolis - info about the
city
- Florianópolis - by TELESC
- Florianópolis by EDUGRAPH
- Floripa Guia
- Ibirama, cities of the beautiful
sights
- Itajaí
- Itajaí by
Netville.com
- Joinville
- Lages
- Laguna
- Penha - Beto Carrero World (Brazilian
Disneyland)
- Porto Belo
- Santa Catarina Island, Brazil
- Schroeder
- São Francisco do Sul islands
- Various cities in Santa Catarina state
- São José
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