Coração de Jesus is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais.

[2][3] Coração de Jesus is located between the São Francisco River and Montes Claros.

Neighboring municipalities are: Ponto Chique, Campo Azul, São João do Pacuí, Brasília de Minas, Mirabela, Montes Claros, São João da Lagoa, Lagoa dos Patos, and Ibiaí.

[4] The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, small and medium transformation industries, and agriculture.

Coração de Jesus 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.