Serra da Saudade is a Brazilian municipality located in the center 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 (literally ...

. Its population as of 2020 was 776 people living in a total area of , making it the least populated municipality of

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. The population density is 2.3/km2. The village belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1962.IBGE
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Location

The village center of Serra da Saudade is located at an elevation of 738 meters in a mountainous area of the Serra da Saudade. Neighboring municipalities are: Quartel Geral (N),

Dores do Indaiá Dores do Indaiá is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 13,427 people living in a total area of 1,110 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro- ...

(E),

Estrela do Indaiá Estrela do Indaiá is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 3,491 people living in a total area of 635 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-r ...

(S), and São Gotardo (W). Distances * Belo Horizonte: 273 km *

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: 54 km south on MG-235, then MG-176 *

: 19 km southeast on dirt road (2002) *

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Economic Activities

Services and agriculture are the most important economic activities. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$7 million, with 4 million coming from services. There were 113 rural producers on 19,000 hectares of land. 25 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 250 persons were employed in agriculture. The main crops are coffee, beans and corn. There were 15,000 head of cattle (2006) of which 1,000 were dairy cattle. There were no banks (2007). In the vehicle fleet there were 124 automobiles, 4 trucks, 21 pickup trucks, 4 micro-buses, and 11 motorcycles. (2007).

Health and Education

In the health sector there was 1 public health clinic. (2005). Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to

Divinópolis Divinópolis is a municipality in the centre-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 240,408 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is 709 km2 and the elevation is 712 metres. It is 120 km from s ...

or Belo Horizonte. Educational needs of 170 students were met by 1 primary school and 1 pre-primary school. There was no middle school. *Municipal

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: 0.742 (2000) *State ranking: 348 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 2114 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 *Literacy rate: 81% *Life expectancy: 71 (average of males and females)Frigoletto
/ref> In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$217.00 was below the state average of R$276.00 and below the national average of R$297.00. Poços de Caldas had the highest per capita monthly income in 2000 with R$435.00. 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 R$73.00. The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was

with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of

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has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.

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