ABSTRACT
Transparency brings important subsidies for the dissemination of information, helps to control and verify what has been done, helping in different aspects, such as that experienced during the pandemic caused by Covid-19. Her too acts so that information related to the disease is available for access and viewing by all interested parties, providing the necessary support for the entire population. Thus, this research aims to identify how the municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul treated transparency in relation to Covid-19 in the year 2020, through a descriptive, documentary, quantitative analysis, from the transparency portals of the 497 municipalities in the state, through a binary evaluation checklist, which makes it possible to calculate the Covid-19 Transparency Index from the municipal perspective (ITC-M). This aspect brings a contribution of originality to the methodology used, in addition to employing this perspective in a new moment that is being experienced, given the pandemic context of Covid-19. From this, it was noticed that most municipalities have a low index, where many locations do not meet any requirements analyzed, with no transparency in relation to Covid-19. However, three municipalities have a higher index in relation to the dissemination of data, attending to all the issues addressed, contributing considerably in relation to transparency. Yet, much still needs to be done in relation to the dissemination of information, which can contribute to transmit knowledge about different perspectives to the whole society. © 2022 Centro Universitario de Brasilia. All rights reserved.