Claro dos Poções

Claro dos Poções is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais.

Neighboring municipalities are: Montes Claros, Jequitaí, Francisco Dumont, and Bocaiúva.

Claro dos Poções is in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development.

There was a small retail commerce serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands.

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

[3] The town appeared around 1900, serving cattle ranches that belonged to the municipality of Coração de Jesus.