Uberlândia, Minas Gerais (Brazil)

Last modified: 2016-11-30 by ian macdonald
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• About the Flag

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• State of Minas Gerais
• Municipal Flags of Minas Gerais
• Brazilian Municipal Flags

About the Flag of Uberlândia

An image of the flag is at http://www.terra.com.br/cidades/udi/imagens/bandeira.jpg. The following description of the flag is based on Law No. 3191 of 22 September 1980, quoted at http://www.terra.com.br/cidades/udi/bandeira.htm:

The flag of Uberlândia measures 1.2 by 1.8 meters. The hoist is divided with the upper two-thirds blue (representing the sky) and the lower one-third green (representing the fields and lands of the municipality). The center of the dividing line between blue and green is referred to as the "ideal center" of the flag. A white circle of 12 centimeters diameter is centered at that point; upon it is centered a smaller yellow circle of 9 centimeters diameter circumscribing a red-bordered white isoceles triangle. The triangle is the main symbol of the State of Minas Gerais. White pointed rays equally spaced at 30� angles issue from the white circle and extend to the edges of the flag all around, forming a 12-pointed star representing the highway system radiating from Uberlândia. The white color of the star is said to represent peace, tranquility, and order. The colors of the flag [with the exception of the red border of the triangle] are also those of the national flag.