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The white stripe is the imaginary planetary belt representing the zodiac.
The star is of magnitude 1.0 and belongs to the constellation of Virgo. The
red color symbolizes the vigor that is in the blood of the "Paraense" people.
zeljko heimer 13-MAR-1996
On 16 November 1889 is proclaimed the Republic in Para and the year following
the municipal advice of the State accept the proposal of his president Arturo
Indio do Brazil of recognizing the flag of the republican club as official
of the city of Belem; afterwards the traditional republican symbol was adopted
as flag of the State. In it, the red symbolizes the revolutionary victory
, the value and the blood, and the white band suggests a planetary belt
representing the zodiac; the star symbolizes the constellation of
Virgo.
Jaume Olle - 28-JUN-1996