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 image by Ivan Sache, 
1 August 2020
 image by Ivan Sache, 
1 August 2020
The municipality of Nova Roma do Sul (3,584 inhabitants in 2016; 14,906 ha) 
is located 160 km north of Porto Alegre.
Nova Roma do Sul was first 
settled in 1880 by Polish, Swedish and Russian colonists. Italian immigrants 
arrived in 1888 soon formed the majority of the settlers. Nova Roma do Sul 
belonged to the municipality of Antônio Prado; the colonization commission 
divided the territory in eight "linhas" and established 14 communities, each 
with its own chapel. Castro Alves was the first seat of the colony; in 1894, the 
transfer of the seat to Nova Treviso, in Linha Blessmann initiated a fierce 
rivalry between the two settlements.
In 6 January 1899, Father Alexandre 
Pelegrini, with the governor's permission, established the settlement of Nova 
Roma in Lihas Carlos Leopoldo, in a site located between Castro Alves and Nova 
Treviso. Nova Roma was elevated on 19 January 1923 as the 2nd district of 
Antônio Prado.
The municipality of Nova Roma do Sul was established on 30 
November 1987 and inaugurated on 1 January 1989.
https://www.novaromadosul.rs.gov.br/ 
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 
1 August 2020
The flag of Nova Roma do Sul is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 
61 promulgated on 6 November 1989.
Article 1.
The flag of the 
municipality of Nova Roma do Sul shall have white as its official color.
In 
the center of the flag, which shall be plain white, shall be featured the coat 
of arms of the municipality.
Article 2.
The flag shall have the same 
dimensions as the national flag.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/n/nova-roma-do-sul/lei-ordinaria/1989/7/61/lei-ordinaria-n-61-1989-institui-a-bandeira-como-simbolo-do-municipio-de-nova-roma-do-sul-e-da-outras-providencias 
Leis Municipais database
The coat of arms of Nova Roma do Sul is 
prescribed by Municipal Law No. 60 promulgated on 6 November 1989.
Article 1.
The coat of arms of the town and municipality of Nova Roma do Sul 
is constituted of a Portuguese shield argent, crossed in the center by a fess 
serrated vert. In chief, a detail of the frontispiece of the St. Peter's 
Basilica in Rome, sable. In base, a tapir over waves azure.
The shield 
surmounted by a five-towered mural crown argent.
The shield supported by 
grapevines vert.
Beneath the shield a red scroll inscribed "1880 - Nova Roma 
do Sul - 1987". The first date recalls the initiation of settlement by Polish, 
Swedish and Russian colonists; the second date recalls the municipality's 
political emancipation.
The charges of the shield's field symbolize the 
municipality's ethnic and cultural origins, faith, work, economy, natural 
environment and history, as follows: in chief, the Italian colonization 
initiated in 1886, represented by the town's namesake; in the center, the 
mountains where the municipality is located; in base, Tapirs' River and the 
animal species most commonly found in the region, also symbolizing commitment to 
the preservation of natural environment. The supporters are a reference to 
progress based on the soil's resources. The mural crown and the scroll represent 
the political rank and administrative history of the municipality.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/n/nova-roma-do-sul/lei-ordinaria/1989/6/60/lei-ordinaria-n-60-1989-institui-o-brasao-como-simbolo-do-municipio-de-nova-roma-do-sul-e-da-outras-providencias 
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/PrefaNovaRomadoSul/photos/a.1174384392592247/1174384542592232/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/PrefaNovaRomadoSul/photos/a.710312138999477/710315568999134/?type=3&theater
Ivan Sache, 1 August 2020