Pai Pedro is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the northeast of the

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

ian

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...

. the population was 6,094 in a total area of . The elevation is . It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39517-000. Pai Pedro is part of the statistical microregion of

Janaúba Janaúba is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 72,018 in a total area of 2,189 km2. The elevation is 692 meters above sea level. Geography Location The distance to the state c ...

. It is surrounded by the following municipalities: Gameleiras,

Monte Azul Monte Azul is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 20,696 (2020 est.) in an area of 994 km². The elevation is 582 meters. It became a municipality in 1878. The postal code (CEP) is 39500-000. The ...

Catuti Catuti is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 5,250 in a total area of . The elevation is It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39526-000. Catuti is part of the statistic ...

Mato Verde Mato Verde is a municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It was founded in 1953. The population was 12,412 as of 2020 and the area was 664 km². The elevation of the city is 541 metres. The postal code (CEP ...

Porteirinha Porteirinha is a municipality in the northern region of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population in 2020 was 37,864 in an area of 1,806 km². The elevation is 566 meters. It became a municipality in 1938. The postal code (CEP) is 39520-000. Geog ...

, and

Jaíba Jaíba is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 39,388 in a total area of . The elevation is . It became a municipality in 1993. The postal code (CEP) is 39508-000. Jaíba is part of the stat ...

. It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of

to the south. The Rio Gorutuba, a tributary of the

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flows through the municipality in a northerly direction. Pai Pedro is located on a railway line:

Ferrovia Centro Atlântica Vale (), formerly ''Companhia Vale do Rio Doce'' (Doce River Valley Company), is a Brazilian multinational corporation engaged in metals and mining and one of the largest logistics operators in Brazil. Vale is the largest producer of iron ore an ...

. See also Estaçoes FerroviáriasEstaçoes Ferroviárias
/ref> This is one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. The main economic activities are cattle raising and farming with modest production of

cotton Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...

bean A bean is the seed of some plants in the legume family (Fabaceae) used as a vegetable for human consumption or animal feed. The seeds are often preserved through drying (a ''pulse''), but fresh beans are also sold. Dried beans are traditi ...

corn Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout Poaceae, grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples of Mexico, indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago ...

, and

sorghum ''Sorghum bicolor'', commonly called sorghum () and also known as great millet, broomcorn, guinea corn, durra, imphee, jowar, or milo, is a species in the Poaceae, grass genus ''Sorghum (genus), Sorghum'' cultivated for its grain. The grain i ...

. In 2006 there were 536 rural producers with a total area of . Cropland made up . There were only 32

tractor A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a Trailer (vehicle), trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or constructio ...

s. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006. There were 70 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 90 inhabitants. Health care was provided by 3 public health clinics. There were no hospitals. Municipal

Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income i ...

*MHDI: .575 (2000) *State ranking: 850 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 5,054 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 *Life expectancy: 61 *Literacy rate: 60 *Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio: .704 *Per capita income (monthly): R$71.50 (''For the complete list see'
Frigoletto
) Note that at last count Brazil had 5,561 municipalities while Minas Gerais still had 853.

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