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]