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

[2] Machacalis is located at an elevation of 285 metres, 18 kilometres west of the state boundary with Bahia.

Neighboring municipalities are: Águas Formosas, Fronteira dos Vales, Santa Helena de Minas, Bertópolis, Umburatiba and Crisólita.

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.