Coromandel, Minas Gerais

Coromandel is a Brazilian municipality, located in the southeast region of the country, in the state of Minas Gerais.

Coromandel is one of the municipalities of the Triângulo Mineiro/Alto Paranaíba micro region and its territorial size is 3,296 km2.

Cattle farms supply with its livestock meat to industries.

Another important part of the economy is mining, for example the calcareous rocks exploration that is plenty used for agricultures to correct soil acidity.

The origins of the name Coromandel is not decisively known among its population, but older generations believe the name is connected to the Coromandel Coast, in India, from where ships loaded with slaves would have departed.