Pai Pedro is a

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

in the northeast of the

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian 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 (literally ...

. 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. Location The distance to the state capital, Be ...

. It is surrounded by the following municipalities:

Gameleiras Gameleiras is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 5,096 in a total area of 1,733 km². The elevation is 540 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39505-0 ...

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. Th ...

, Catuti, Mato Verde, Porteirinha, and Jaíba. It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of

to the south. The Rio Gorutuba, 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 ...

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

Ferrovia Centro Atlântica Vale S.A., formerly ''Companhia Vale do Rio Doce'' (the Sweet River Valley Company, referring to the Doce River) () is a Brazilian multinational corporation engaged in metals and mining and one of the largest logistics operators in Brazil. Vale ...

. 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 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 cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...

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 th ...

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. Th ...

, 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 othe ...

. 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 or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or construction. Most common ...

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 statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, whi ...

*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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