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Flag of Rio de Janeiro (state)

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For the flag of the city, see Flag of Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro
Flag of Rio de Janeiro
UseCivil and state flag
Proportion7:10
Adopted5 October 1965; 58 years ago (1965-10-05)

The flag of Rio de Janeiro is the official flag of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.[1]

History

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The flag was officially instituted by State Law No. 5588 of 5 October 1965. The author of the coat of arms and flag project was Dr. Alberto Rosa Fioravanti,[2] at the request of the then Governor of the State, General Paulo Torres.[3] The flag was re-confirmed on 23 July 1975 following the state's merger with Guanabara.

Previous flags

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During the period of the Empire, the then-province of Rio de Janeiro used an informal nautical flag, similar in design to the current one, but without a coat of arms and with the upper left and lower right rectangles in blue.

After the creation of the state of Rio de Janeiro with the constitution of 1891, the old provincial flag was used, with a change in the position of the blue and white quarters, and with the addition of the state coat of arms.

Until 1937, when the Vargas Government prohibited state symbologies through the 1937 Constitution, Rio de Janeiro used a very similar flag and coat of arms, as described in the legislation of the coat of arms of the state of Rio de Janeiro. In 1947, after the edition of a new state constitution and the authorization for the use of symbols by states and municipalities by the 1946 Brazilian Constitution, the old flag returned to use, until 1965, with the edition of the aforementioned law, which regulated and regularized the use of that flag.[2][4]

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  • Unofficial flag of the province of Rio de Janeiro
    Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Unofficial flag of the province of Rio de Janeiro
  • Flag of the State of Rio de Janeiro from 1891 to 1937 and 1947–1965, depicting a different version of the state coat of arms
    Flag of the State of Rio de Janeiro from 1891 to 1937 and 1947–1965, depicting a different version of the state coat of arms

References

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  1. ^ ALVES. Derly Halfeld. Bandeiras: nacional, históricas e estaduais. Brasília. Edições do Senado Federal, 2011. ISBN 978-85-7018-358-3.
  2. ^ a b Guia do Turista. "Símbolos do Rio de Janeiro". Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. ^ Governo do Rio de Janeiro (2000). "Brasão e hinos". Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. ^ McMillan, Joseph; Almeida, Auriel de (2002–2011). "State of Rio de Janeiro". Flags of the World. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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