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| | Sorocaba, São Paulo State (Brazil) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | "The upper field, formed by the diagonal, in golden yellow, signifies the wealth, strength, and unbreakable faith of the people of Sorocaba at all times, as well as the purity and constancy we possess in our constructive work in all sectors of human activity. |
 | | The lower field, in red, symbolizes the valor and intrepidity of the many Sorocaban bandeiras [colonial exploring expeditions] that left from here, with valorous souls and determined spirits, in quest of glory, enlarging the horizons of the fatherland, planting cities, and sowing the seeds of progress." |
 | | The lower part records the early iron mining, the first carried out in Brazil, in the environs of Sorocaba on Mount Araçoiaba - a fl mountain on which ore was found. |
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