List of Rio Grande do Sul state symbols

The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has numerous symbols, many of which are officially recognized after a law passed by the state legislature, and were adopted in the 20th century.

Location of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil

Rio Grande do Sul's first official symbol was its flag, which was established by Title VI of the state constitution adopted on 14 July 1891.^[1][2] This Title specified the tricolor of the Riograndense Republic as the state flag and was the only piece of legislation to mention the state flag until 1966 when two more state symbols, the state coat of arms and state song, were adopted.^[1] Fifteen additional symbols have been added since 1980, with thirteen of which being added after 2000. The newest symbol of Rio Grande do Sul is the Hino da Legalidade, which was declared the democratic resistance hymn in 2021.

State symbols

Type	Symbol	Date	Image
Flag	Flag of Rio Grande do Sul	14 July 1891[1]
Coat of arms	Coat of arms of Rio Grande do Sul [pt]
Motto	Liberdade, Igualdade, Humanidade (Portuguese: Liberty, Equality, Humanity)
Song [pt]	Hino Rio-Grandense	5 January 1966[1]

Species

Type	Symbol	Date	Image
Tree	Yerba Mate Ilex Paraquariensis	8 December 1980[3]
Flower	Brinco-de-princesa Fuchsia hybrida [pt]	16 April 1998[4][5]
Medicinal plant	Marcela Achyrocline Satureioides	5 December 2002[6]
Animal	Crioulo horse	26 August 2002[7]
	Gado franqueiro [pt]	8 September 2010[8]

Other

Type	Symbol	Date	Image
Typical meal	Churrasco	20 June 2003[9]
Drink	Chimarrão	20 June 2003[9]
Musical instrument	Accordion	8 September 2010[10]
Mineral	Amethyst	24 August 2015[11]
Country tool	Lasso	21 March 2016[12]
Elderly persons sport	Câmbio	27 April 2018[13]
Democratic resistance hymn	Hino da Legalidade	19 October 2021[14]
Equestrian sport	Horse racing on a straight course[15]	15 April 2014[16]

Symbols of Cultural and Historical Heritage

Type	Symbol	Date	Image
Animal	Crioulo horse	26 August 2002[7]
	Quero-quero
Sculpture	Estátua do Laçador [pt]	13 June 2008[17]