Alagoas (Brazil)

Last modified: 2004-12-29 by joe mcmillan
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4:7 by Joseph McMillan
Adopted 23 September 1963

• Flag of the State of Alagoas
• Coat of Arms of Alagoas
• Former Flag of Alagoas
• 19th Century Merchant Pennant

See also:

• Index of Brazil Pages
• Brazilian Subnational Flags
• Municipal Flags of Alagoas

Flag of the State of Alagoas

The colors of the flag of Alagoas are taken from the traditional colors of the local folklore, adding the shield of the province to distinguish the flag from other similar flags.
Jaume Ollé 28 June 1996

Article 2 of state law no. 2628 of 23 September 1963 defines the state flag as "A rectangular flag, tierced in pale, red, white, and blue. On the center, the coat of arms of the state, without the motto."
Joseph McMillan, 10 July 2002

Coat of Arms of Alagoas

The coat of arms contains branches of the cotton plant and sugar cane, important in the region's economy.
Zeljko Heimer 13 March 1996

Article 1 of state law no. 2628 of 23 September 1963 says the following on the coat of arms:

The coat of arms of the State of Alagoas, created by Decree no. 53 of 25 May 1894 and reestablished by Decree no. 373 of 15 November 1946 is hereby modified so as to have the following characteristics:

An antique Portuguese shield, in natural position, with a divided silver field. To the dexter, a rocky shore in red issuing from a wavy sea and extending from the point that supports a tower (which is the tower of Penedo), also in red. To the sinister, three red hills conjoined in fess, the center one the highest, issuing from a base barry wavy of eight, blue and white, which is the seafront of Pôrto Calvo. On a chief wavy blue, three silver Alagoas tench, one and two. For supporters, to the dexter a stalk of sugar-cane and to sinister a branch of cotton, with bolls and flowers, both proper. Above the shield, a silver five-pointed star as a crest. Below, a green scroll edged in yellow with the motto Ad Bonum et Prosperitatem in gold letters.

Former Flag of Alagoas