| São José do Herval | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Population Demonym: | Hervalense |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
| Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
| Subdivision Name1: | South |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Subdivision Name3: | Noroeste Rio-Grandense |
| Subdivision Name4: | Soledad |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 9 May 1988 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jovani Bozetti (PDT, 2021–2024) |
| Area Total Km2: | 103.094 |
| Population Total: | 1917 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
São José do Herval is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, commonly known as Dead Donkey (Burro Morto) by the inhabitants of the region. As of 2020, the estimated population was 1,943.[1]