Fortaleza de Minas

[1] The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Passos.

Neighboring municipalities are: Pratápolis (N and NW), Itaú de Minas (N), Passos (NE and E), Jacuí and Bom Jesus da Penha (S and SE), São Sebastião do Paraíso (W).

[4][5] Despite the small area there is a varied landscape with rugged hills, streams, and waterfalls.

There is one large enterprise, Mineração Serra da Fortaleza, of the Votorantim group.

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.