It is located northeast of Brasília, in a pocket where the boundaries of the states of Minas Gerais, Goiás, and Bahia come together.

Formoso is part of the statistical micro-region of Unaí, which consists of the municipalities of Arinos, Bonfinópolis de Minas, Buritis, Cabeceira Grande, Dom Bosco, Formoso, Natalândia, Unaí, and Uruana de Minas.

This park is a natural area protecting the flora and fauna of the cerrado, but not open to the public.Ambiente Brasil The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture, especially the growing of corn, rice, and soybeans.

Main crops in area in 2006 Farm data for 2006 The settlement of this region began in the second half of the eighteenth century with movement along the Picada da Bahia trail, made official in 1736 by King João V, who authorized the building of a tax collecting office on the border between Minas Gerais and Goiás, about 70 km from the present-day city of Formoso, in order to control the commerce of gold and cattle between the valley of the São Francisco River and the mines of the region of Goiás.

The population grew slowly and in 1870 Formoso became a district belonging to the municipality of São Romão.