Mata
Flag Seal
Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Mata Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 29°33′57″S 54°27′36″W / 29.56583°S 54.46000°W / -29.56583; -54.46000
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Government
• Mayor	Sergio Roni Bruning
Area
• Total	312.120 km2 (120.510 sq mi)
Elevation	127 m (417 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	4,797
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Mata is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.

The city of Mata has large deposits of petrified trees.

Museum of the city that have fossils:

1. Museum Daniel Cargnin.
2. Palaeobotanical Garden in Mata

• 
  Museum Daniel Cargnin
• 
  Petrified wood in the Paleobotanic Park
• 
  São Roque community
• 
  Petrified wood

• Mata travel guide from Wikivoyage