Travesseiro | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within Rio Grande do Sul | |
  Travesseiro Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 29°17′38″S 52°03′18″W / 29.2938888989°S 52.05500001°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Population (2022[1]) | |
• Total | 2,152 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | travesseiro.rs.gov.br |
Travesseiro is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
History
Colonised by German and Italian immigrants, the municipality freed itself from Arroio do Meio in 1992, the result of an free movement born in the 1980s. The name is due to being it being a place of crossing the Jacaré stream, current Forqueta River, being a point of passage through the water.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "2022 censo do Brasil". 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ↑ "Por que o nome de um município gaúcho é Travesseiro". October 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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