Coat of arms of José Alves Rangel, 1st baron of São João da Barra. Also used by his son, the viscount of São João da Barra. Blazon given at 24th May, 1855, according to registry of Cartório da Nobreza, book VI, page 19.
Archivo Nobiliarchico Brasileiro, of Rodolfo Smith de Vasconcelos and Jaime Smith de Vasconcelos (1918).
Tonyjeff, based on symbol of XIX century.