Chapada Gaúcha

Chapada Gaúcha is a municipality in the northern region of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

It lies in an extensive agricultural area on highlands south of the boundary with the state of Bahia.

The Grande Sertão Veredas National Park lies a few kilometers from the municipal seat.

The main economic activities are cattle raising (65,000 head in 2006) and farming with large production of soybeans (9,000 ha.

The Gross Domestic Product was R$36,891,000.00 (2005) a year, which was mainly generated by services and agriculture.

Location of Chapada Gaúcha in the state of Minas Gerais