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[[Literature]] : image send by [http://www.fisicohomepage.hpg.ig.com.br/index Sergio Horta]; background from the local council
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SANTA BÁRBARA

Municipality : Ribeira Grande
District : Açores

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Origin/meaning :
The arms were officially granted on November 26, 2004.

The tower and the two loghtning bolts are the symbol of the local patron saint St. Barbara.

The chief with the eagle holding a shield is the symbol of the Azores. A torre e os raios representam o topónimo e orago da nossa Freguesia,

Literature : image send by Sergio Horta; background from the local council