Conceição da Barra de Minas

The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Sao Joao del Rei.

[2] The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.

[3] The region of Conceição da Barra de Minas was first cleared by Fernão Dias Paes, who arrived at Boa Vista[clarification needed] while searching for emerald deposits.

He set up camp there, and began the agricultural development in the area, which led to the establishment of a small village there.

Conceição da Barra de Minas, originally a subordinate district of the municipality of São João del Rei, was upgraded to the category of municipality under the name Cassiterita in 1962, and was renamed Conceição da Barra in 1989 Agriculture, particularly dairy-processing, is the main economic industry in Conceição da Barra de Minas.