Americana, São Paulo
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Americana is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, located in the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The city has a distinct history linked to immigration and is widely recognized as a major textile manufacturing center.
Flag Description: The flag features a red field with three chrevron-like wedges issuing from the hoist side toward the fly. The outermost and largest wedge is white, with its apex reaching the fly edge. Inside it lies a blue wedge reaching about two-thirds of the flag's length, which in turn contains a smaller white wedge extending about one-third of the length. Placed near the hoist within the innermost white wedge is the municipal coat of arms, which consists of a red shield with industrial, agricultural, and labor symbols (beehive, bees, spinning wheel, plow, crossed axes), topped by a silver mural crown and flanked by branches of coffee and cotton tied with a red ribbon bearing the Latin motto 'EX LABORE DULCEDO'.
Symbolism: The colors red, white, and blue symbolize freedom, tradition, and local values. The chevron wedges pointing towards the fly represent growth, progress, and moving toward the future. The municipal coat of arms highlights the city's agricultural and industrial heritage, particularly cotton and coffee cultivation, textile production, and hard work, encapsulated by the Latin motto 'EX LABORE DULCEDO' (Sweetness comes from labor).
Flag Description: The flag features a red field with three chrevron-like wedges issuing from the hoist side toward the fly. The outermost and largest wedge is white, with its apex reaching the fly edge. Inside it lies a blue wedge reaching about two-thirds of the flag's length, which in turn contains a smaller white wedge extending about one-third of the length. Placed near the hoist within the innermost white wedge is the municipal coat of arms, which consists of a red shield with industrial, agricultural, and labor symbols (beehive, bees, spinning wheel, plow, crossed axes), topped by a silver mural crown and flanked by branches of coffee and cotton tied with a red ribbon bearing the Latin motto 'EX LABORE DULCEDO'.
Symbolism: The colors red, white, and blue symbolize freedom, tradition, and local values. The chevron wedges pointing towards the fly represent growth, progress, and moving toward the future. The municipal coat of arms highlights the city's agricultural and industrial heritage, particularly cotton and coffee cultivation, textile production, and hard work, encapsulated by the Latin motto 'EX LABORE DULCEDO' (Sweetness comes from labor).
Statistics
Area
133.91 km²
Population
242,018