Lindolfo Collor | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -29.5969°N -51.2089°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Rio Grande do Sul |
Subdivision Type2: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Type3: | Microregion |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | March 26, 1992 |
Leader Party: | PP |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Gaspar Behne |
Total Type: | Total |
Area Total Km2: | 32.99 |
Elevation M: | 37 |
Population Total: | 6,125 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 93900 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | (+55) 51 |
Blank Name Sec1: | IBGE code |
Lindolfo Collor is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is named after the Minister of Labor during the Estado Novo. The population is 6,125 (2020 est.) in an area of 32.99 km².[2]
Lindolfo Collor was first colonized by German immigrants to Brazil. It was originally known as "Picada Capivara," a reference to the numerous capybaras in the region. When the town was incorporated the name "Lindolfo Collor" was adopted to honor the former Minister of Labor Lindolfo Leopoldo Boeckel Collor, who served in the government of Getúlio Vargas.
A study by the Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea), released in June 2008, named Lindolfo Collor as the second best city in Brazil in terms of public health. The study compared mortality rates and life expectancy between 1991 and 2000.[3]