Riachinho is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...

. In 2020 the population was 8,134 in a total area of 1,775 km². It became a municipality in 1992.IBGE
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Location and Distances

Riachinho is located on state highway MG-191 (dirt) at an elevation of 550 meters. It is 62 km. south of the nearest population center with services,

Arinos Arinos is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in northern Minas Gerais state in Brazil. Arinos is located east of the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District on the Urucuia River, a major tributary of the São Francisco River, São Franci ...

. The municipality is crossed by the Rio Urucu

a tributary of the

São Francisco River The São Francisco River (, ) is a large river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil (after the Amazon, the Paraná and t ...

. Neighboring municipalities are: Santa Fé de Minas,

Várzea da Palma Várzea da Palma is a municipality ''(Municipalities of Brazil, município)'' in north-central Minas Gerais in Brazil. Its population in 2020 was 39,803 in a total area of 2,220 km². Várzea da Palma is located east of the São Francisco Ri ...

Uruana de Minas Uruana de Minas is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 3,260 inhabitants in a total area of 589 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 530 m above sea level. The to ...

, and

Bonfinópolis de Minas Bonfinópolis de Minas is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population of the municipality in 2020 by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) is 5,444 inhabitants in a total area of 1,778&nb ...

. Riachinho is part of the statistical microregion of

Pirapora Pirapora is a municipality in northcentral Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 56,640 (2020 est.) in an area of 550 km². The name Pirapora comes from the Tupi words for "fish" + "jump", referring to the piracema season when a mass migration ...

Economic activities

The most important economic activities are

cattle Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus '' Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult ...

raising and

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peop ...

. The

GDP Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is of ...

in 2005 was R$ 33,831,903,000. There was one banking agency in the town in 2007, while there were 311 automobiles. In the rural area there were 842 establishments on a total area of 124,000 hectares, of which 9,000 hectares were planted in crops. Around 1,000 people were working in agriculture. There were 51,000 head of cattle. The main

crop A crop is a plant that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. When the plants of the same kind are cultivated at one place on a large scale, it is called a crop. Most crops are cultivated in agriculture or hydropo ...

s were

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly '' Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and ''Porteresia'', both wild and domestica ...

bean A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food. They can be cooked in many different ways, including boiling, frying, and baking, and are used in many traditional dishes t ...

corn Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn ( North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. ...

soybean The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses. Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu ...

s, and

sorghum ''Sorghum'' () is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the grass family ( Poaceae). Some of these species are grown as cereals for human consumption and some in pastures for animals. One species is grown for grain, while many ot ...

Health and education

This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils. *Municipal

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

: 0.700 (2000) *State ranking: 540 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 2,993 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was

Poços de Caldas Poços de Caldas is a municipality in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2020 was 168,641 inhabitants. The city is known for its hot springs. History Poços was founded in 1 ...

with 0.841, while the lowest was

Setubinha Setubinha is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 12,378 in a total area of 536 km². The elevation is 729 metres. It is part of the IBGE statistical microregion of Teófilo ...

with 0.568. Nationally the highest was

São Caetano do Sul São Caetano do Sul (or São Caetano) ('' Saint Cajetan of the South''. ) is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 161,957 (2020 est.) in an area of 15.33 km2. It is the c ...

in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha.Frigoletto
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