Berilo (Portuguese pronunciation: [beˈɾilu]) is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture, with the main crops being coffee, pineapple, sugarcane, and corn.

[2] Neighboring municipalities are Francisco Badaró, Chapada do Norte, Virgem da Lapa, and José Gonçalves de Minas.

[4] Berilo is ranked low on the MHDI[clarification needed] and was one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country in 2000.

The above figures can be compared with those of Poços de Caldas, which had an MHDI of 0.841, the highest in the state of Minas Gerais.