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From 11 October 1977 (the day of its establishment) to 1 January 1979 (the day of its recognition as a federative unit), Mato Grosso do Sul had two unofficial flags. One flag was green-white-green with "Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul" ("State of Mato Grosso do Sul") centered in the white stripe and the
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O homem, em uma de suas mais características atitudes, sempre procurou representar seus sonhos, seu ideais, suas mais caras razões de viver, através de uma simbologia que transmitisse, não só a ele, mas também aos que o rodeiam, a magnitude de tais pensamentos.
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Man, in one of his most characteristic attitudes, has always sought to represent his dreams, his ideals, his dearest reasons for living, through a symbology that would transmit, not only to him, but also to those around him, the magnitude of such thoughts.
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Despite one of their submitted designs winning the contest, their flag actually came in 2nd place. The favorite flag of the voting commission was not chosen as the contest winner as it was deemed a color-swapped plagiarization of the flags of
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Ideals worked on and reality built: flag, majestic pennant, the ultimate symbol to hover over our Earth, because, apparently fragile in its stem, in reality it translates the joint strength of the entire population of a state.
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Ideais trabalhados e realidade construída: bandeira, flâmula magna, símbolo máximo a pairar sobre nossa Terra, pois, aparentemente frágil em sua haste, na realidade traduz a força conjunta de toda a população de um Estado.
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A white diagonal band radiating from the lower hoist-side corner to the top-center. The upper triangle is green and the lower triangle is blue with a yellow five-pointed star in the bottom-right corner.
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A national contest was launched to collect proposed designs for the official state flag of Mato Grosso do Sul. The flag that won the contest was designed by a group of 2nd year students in the
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The forests and fields of our state represent a challenge, but, at the same time, the consciousness of the preservation of our green, of our greatest treasure, which is Nature itself.
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As matas e os campos do nosso Estado representam um desafio, mas, ao mesmo tempo, a consciência da preservação do nosso verde, de nosso tesouro maior, que é a própria
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Between the green and the blue, in the practical convergence of all our attitudes, we are the white belt of the future, the clear eagerness of friendship among people.
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Nosso símbolo é o do equilíbrio, da firmeza e da serenidade. Nós somos a estrela dourada que brilha no céu azul da esperança, a simbolizar a riqueza do nosso labor.
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Our symbol is one of equilibrium, firmness, and serenity. We are the golden star that shines in the blue sky of hope, symbolizing the richness of our labor.
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Entre o verde e o azul, na convergência prática de todas as nossas atitudes, nós somos a faixa branca do porvir, a alvidez serena da amizade entre os povos.
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other was blue-white-blue with "Estado de Campo Grande" ("State of Campo Grande") centered in the white stripe with five stars in the formation of the
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Nós somos o Estado do equilíbrio, onde chaminés siderúrgicas e áreas florestais coexistirão pacificamente, lado a lado.
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We are the State of equilibrium, where steel mill chimneys and forest areas will peacefully coexist, side by side.
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Unofficial flag for the state of Campo Grande, an alternate name for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, 1977–1979.
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in the upper-left corner. Campo Grande was an alternate name for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
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