Ataléia is a municipality located in the northeast of Minas Gerais in Brazil.

The city belongs to the mesoregion of Vale do Mucuri and to the microregion of Teófilo Otoni.

east of Teófilo Otoni and a short distance from the boundary with the state of Espírito Santo.

Neighboring municipalities are: Teófilo Otoni, Carlos Chagas, the state of Espírito Santo, Frei Gaspar and Ouro Verde de Minas.

The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in terms of Human Development Index in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568.