{{Short description|Municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil}} {{for|the river|Mucum River}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox settlement | name = Muçum | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = Bandeira de Muçum.svg | image_shield = Brasão_de_Muçum_-_RS.svg | image_map = RioGrandedoSul Municip Mucum.svg | map_caption = Location within Rio Grande do Sul | pushpin_map = Brazil | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Brazil | coordinates = {{coord|29|10|S|51|53|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = Mesoregion | subdivision_type3 = Microregion | subdivision_name1 = Rio Grande do Sul | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | total_type = Total | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 110,892 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 77 | population_total = 4,601 | population_as_of = 2022 | population_footnotes = <ref>[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/mucum/panorama IBGE 2022]</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 95970-000 | area_code = | area_code_type = Area/distance code | blank_name_sec1 = IBGE code | blank_info_sec1 = | website = | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | timezone = BRT | utc_offset = &minus;3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = }} '''Muçum''' is a small town in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Founded on January 31, 1959, also known as "Princesa das Pontes" (Princess of the Bridges) because of the railroad crossing Taquari river.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-24 |title=Edições do Jornal de Muçum - Jornal Princesa das Pontes |url=https://jornalprincesadaspontes.com.br/edicoes-do-jornal-de-mucum/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Princesa das Pontes - Avaliações de viajantes - Ponte Rodoferroviária Brochado da Rocha |url=http://www.tripadvisor.com.br/ShowUserReviews-g5569971-d12850537-r643820443-Ponte_Rodoferroviaria_Brochado_da_Rocha-Mucum_State_of_Rio_Grande_do_Sul.html |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Tripadvisor |language=pt}}</ref>

Settlers came to the town by Taquari river from Portugal, Italy, Germany and Poland.

==See also== *List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul

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{{Municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul}}

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