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image by Ivan Sache,
5 November 2021
The municipality of Rio do Oeste (7,094 inhabitants in 2010; 24,564 ha) is
located 250 km west of Florianópolis.
Rio do Oeste was established in
1912 at the confluence ("barra") of Rio das Pombas (Doves' River) and Rio do
Oeste (West River), therefore its early name, Barra das Pombas. In the late
1920s, the place was renamed to Villa Adolfo Konder, for the President (~
Governor) of Santa Catarina (1926-1930). The name of Rio do Oeste was adopted in
the 1930s.
The district of Rio do Oeste was established by State Law No. 247
promulgated on 30 December 1948, to be elevated a municipality on 23 June 1958,
which was inaugurated on 23 July 1958.
https://www.riodooeste.sc.gov.br
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 5 November 2021
The coat of arms of Rio do Oeste is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 178
promulgated on 2 September 1969.
It features the municipality's main crops:
rice, cassava and tobacco.
The dominant colors are blue and white. Blue
represents the sky and the serenity of the beaches. White represents peace and
friendship among people united by the motto "Ordem e Trabalho" (Order and Work).
Yellow represents mining resources, especially coal extracted in Águas Verdes.
The sword symbolizes the pioneers' struggle for the conquest of the wild
outback.
http://inseguro.fecam.org.br/cms/link/link-cabecalho-inseguro/codSite/881/codMapaItem/83425
Municipal website
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituraderiodooeste/photos/2614215475283595
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituraderiodooeste/photos/4384028778302247
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituraderiodooeste/photos/4355545484483910
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituraderiodooeste/photos/4236946666343793
Ivan Sache, 5 November 2021