Buritis

Buritis is a municipality in northern Minas Gerais state in Brazil.

The municipality contains 21% of the 197,364 hectares (487,700 acres) Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve, created in 1996.

Outside agriculture, the biggest employer in the town was probably public administration with 634 salaried workers in 2005.

Main agricultural crops in planted area (2006) Farm data for 2006 The Urucuia waterfall, located on the road that links Buritis to Arinos, has become a tourist attraction.

Nearby are the low mountains of Taquaril, Olhos D´água, Bonito, Bonita, São Vicente, Serra Geral and Morcego.

Main church in Buritis
View of a bathing spot in the Ribeirão São Vicente in the municipality of Buritis
The Urucuia River near Buritis