Formoso, Minas Gerais
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Formoso is a small city and municipality in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is located northeast of Brasília, in a pocket where the boundaries of the states of Minas Gerais, Goiás, and Bahia come together.
- Became a city: 1962
- Elevation: 839 m
- Population: 5.885 inhabitants
- Total Area: 3,833.4 km²
- Population Density: 1.54 inhab/km²
- Postal Code: 38690-000
Formoso is north of the Parque Nacional Grande Sertão Veredas, created in 1989. This park is a natural area protecting the flora and fauna of the cerrado, but not open to the public.[1]