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by Blas Delgado Ortiz
The flag and coat of arms are from
www.sabaranet.com.br/paginas/hist.htm.
Dov Gutterman, 24 February 2002
The coat of arms of Sabará was created by the artist Alfredo Machado in
the seventies, probably for the celebrations to commemorate the 250th anniversary of
the elevation of Sabará to the status of a royal town. The crown represents the
Portuguese Empire; the horses, nobility; the shield, the surname of the royal family.
The emblem on the coat of arms was used by the intendancy to authenticate gold. Today
it is the official coat of arms of the Prefecture of Sabará.
Dov Gutterman, 24 February 2002
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