The flag of Salto is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 585 of 28
The flag is vertically divided Royal blue-white-Royal blue, with the
municipal coat of arms in the middle.
The dimensions of the flag are 14 units x 20 units. The central stripe
is 7 units in width [slightly wider than the blue ones]. The height of
the coat of arms is 6.5 units.
The meaning of the colors is the same as for the arms.
http://www.salto.sp.gov.br/index.php?area=36 - Municipal website
The municipality of Salto (105,569 inhabitants in 2010; 13,426 ha) is located 100 km of São Paulo. Salto was granted the title of Tourist's Resort by State Law No. 10,360 of 2 September 1999. Salto is named for waterfalls ("salto") of river Tietê, near which the town was originally established. Oddly enough, the neighbouring town of Itu is also named for the Tupi-Guarani word meaning "waterfalls", and Salto was once named Salto de Ytu.
Salto belonged in the late 17th century to Sítio Cachoeira (Waterfall's Site), a part of the Captaincy of São Vicente acquired by Captain Antônio Vieira Tavares, the nephew of the pioneer Raposo Tavares*, and his wife Maria Leite. The captain built a chapel, where the first mass was celebrated on 16 June 1698, which is considered as the day of foundation of Salto. In 1700, the couple bequeathed his land, slaves and Indians to the chapel of Our Lady of Monte Serrat. For long, the nearby village would remain a borough of the town of Itu. In the first half of the 19th century, Salto de Ytu was part of the sugar quadrilateral limited by Mogi-Guaçu, Jundiaí, Sorocaba and Piracicaba, then the main region of sugar production in São Paulo Province. The Itu Railway Co. established a railway station in Salto in 1873. The same year, José Galvão da França Pacheco built the "Júpiter" cloth mill on the right bank of river Tietê. The Republican politician Francisco Fernando de Barros Júnior, known as the "Father of Salto", set up its own cloth mill nearby in 1882. José P. Tibiriçá inaugurated a socket factory in 1885 while Octaviano Pereira Mendes founded the "Monte Serrat" cloth mill in 1887. Melchert & Cia, the first paper mill in South America, was established on the left bank of the Tietê in 1889. Most of the cloth workers were Italian immigrants; the two pioneer mills eventually merged to form the "Società per l ´Esportazione e per l'Industria Italo-Americana", renamed in 1919 "Brasital", a company that would be for years the main employer of the town and established worker's estates. Salto was then known as the "Little Paulista Manchester".
The municipality of Salto de Itu was established in 1889 and renamed Salto in 1917. In the 1950s, a second wave of industrialization reached the town, when the Eucatex, Emas, Picchi and Sivat companies offered some 3,500 jobs. Business parks were created in the 1970s. Today, more than 98% of the inhabitants of the municipality live in urban areas.
Photos of the flag
serenity, nobleness, constancy, incorruptible firmness, dignity, zeal
and loyalty, which are the features of the administrators of the
municipality. Azure also represents the natural beauty of the region.
The fleur-de-lis is the emblem of Our Lady of Monte Serrat, the
municipality's patron saint; it also represents the first chapel built
by Captain Antônio Vieira Tavares, considered as the cradle of Salto.
The swallows are a symbol of attachment to the land and equality among
the citizens; the birds are also a symbol of Salto deeply rooted in
the local traditions.
The fess wavy represents river Tietê, along which Salto was built; it
also represents the water resources of the municipality, including
river Jundiaí and several rivers and brooks.
Argent is a symbol of felicity, friendship, integrity, purity,
temperance, truth, frankness and beauty, representing the atmosphere
of harmony and understanding that reigns in the municipality. Argent
also represents the natural beauty of the region.
The shells ("vieiras") or an gules comes from the [canting] arms of
the Vieira family, while the stars gules on or comes from the arms of
the Tavares family. The shell is a symbol of patience and
satisfaction. The star is a symbol of safe guidance, expected success,
aspiration to highness and sublime acts, and light through the night.
Or is a symbol of splendour, wealth, generosity, nobleness, glory,
power, force, faith, prosperity, sovereignty and rule. Gules is a
symbol of audacity, valour, valiance, intrepidity, nobleness,
magnanimity and honour.
The eight-towered mural crown is a symbol of municipal emancipation.
The open ports are a symbol of hospitality. Gules is here a symbol of
Law and Justice, meaning "Justice will be found between these ports".
The branch of coffee and the sugarcane stands for the fertility of the
soil; they were the main crops of the municipality and significantly
contributed to its development.
The motto, "Work Conquers Everything" was adopted in 1931, when Salto
adopted its first emblem.