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image by Ivan Sache,
4 November 2021
The municipality of Ouro Verde (2,254 inhabitants in 2010; 18,922 ha) is located 550 km west of Florianópolis.
Ouro Verde (Green Gold), formerly known as Anta Gorda (Big Tapir), is named
for the region's natural resources, Brazilian pine and yerba mate.
Mostly
colonized in the 1940s by farmers coming from Rio Grande do Sul and the valley
of Fish River, Ouro Verde was established as a municipality by State Law No.
8,529 promulgated on 9 January 1992.
https://www.ouroverde.sc.gov.br/
Municpal website
Ivan Sache, 4 November 2021
The flag of Ouro Verde is horizontally divided blue-yellow-green,
superimposed in the center with the municipal coat of arms inscribed in a white
lozenge.
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/ouroverdesc/photos/1841697586007448
https://www.facebook.com/ouroverdesc/photos/1092099570967257
Ivan Sache, 4 November 2021