List of Ceará state symbols explained

The Brazilian state of Ceará has four official symbols which have been legally recognized by the state legislature.

Ceará's first official symbol was its, which was established by state decree No. 393 on 11 September 1897. It was later incorporated into its state flag, Ceará's second official symbol, when it was established on 25 August 1922 by state decree No. 1,971.^[1] The became Ceara's third official symbol with the passing of state decree No. 27,155 on 31 July 2003, exactly a century after it was first published.^[2] Ceará's latest symbol is the Carnaúba, which was designated the State Tree by state decree No. 27,413 on 30 March 2004.^[3]

State symbols

Type	Symbol	Date	Image
Coat of arms		11 September 1897
Flag	Flag of Ceará	25 August 1922^[4]
		31 July 2003
Tree	CarnaúbaCopernicia prunifera	30 March 2004

Notes and References

1. Albano Amora . Manoel . 20 December 1957 . A Bandeira do Ceará . The Flag of Ceará . Revista do Insitituto do Ceará . pt-br . 90–92 . 10 September 2024.
2. Web site: 27 December 2012 . Histórico do Hino . History of the Anthem . 10 September 2024 . Secretaria da Cultura do Estado do Ceará - Secult CE . pt-BR.
3. Book: Secretaria Municipal do Urbanismo e Meio Ambiente de Fortaleza (SEUMA) . Manual de Arborização Urbanda de Fortaleza . 2020 . 44 . pt-BR . Fortaleza Urban Forestry Manual . Decreto Estadual Nº27.413, de 30 de março de 2004 - Árvore Símbolo do Estado do Ceará . State Decree No. 27,413, of 30 March 2004 - Symbol Tree of the State of Ceará . 10 September 2024.
4. Web site: 27 December 2012 . Símbolos do Ceará . Symbols of Ceará . 16 January 2024 . Secretaria da Cultura do Estado do Ceará - Secult CE . pt-BR.