Independência, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) (original) (raw)

The municipality of Independ�ncia (6,167 inhabitants in 2019; 35,829 ha) is located 480 km north-west of Porto Alegre.

Independ�ncia is said to have been named by rascals banished from Santo �ngelo in 1890 and expelled beyond river Santa Rosa, where they morphed in careful farmers and hunters. One of them, wanting to settle back to Santo �ngelo with his family, said to the local authorities: "I want to come back because I have gained my independence." There is absolutely not the least evidence of these events; why the town was called "Independence" is still a matter of conjecture.

https://www.independencia.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website

An ascending diagonal tricolour, green over white over yellow with the municipal arms in the centre.