Cascalho Rico

Cascalho Rico is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais.

[2] Cascalho Rico is located at an elevation of 692 meters in the rich region known as the Triângulo Mineiro.

It is east of Uberlândia and borders on the southern banks of the great hydroelectric station and reservoir of Emborcação.

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

In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of Pernambuco has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.