Corinto is a Brazilian municipality in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais.

The town began with the building of the railroad from Belo Horizonte to Montes Claros in 1910.

Neighboring municipalities are: Augusto de Lima, Curvelo, Felixlândia, Lassance, Morro da Garça, Santo Hipólito and Três Marias.

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.