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Pará (Brazil)

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by zeljko heimer


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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