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Pinheiro Machado | |
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Nickname: Nacional capital of sheep barbecue | |
Coordinates: 31°34′40″S 53°22′21″W / 31.57778°S 53.37250°W | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Rio Grande do Sul |
Mesoregion | Sudoeste Rio-grandense |
Microregion | Serras de Sudeste |
Founded | May 2, 1879 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ronaldo Costa Madruga |
Area | |
• Total | 2,248.221 km2 (868.043 sq mi) |
Elevation | 436 m (1,430 ft) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 12,195 |
• Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Pinheiro Machado (Portuguese pronunciation: [piˈɲejɾu maˈʃadu]) is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.