Medeiros, Minas Gerais

[2] The city center of Medeiros is located at an elevation of 922 meters on a plateau about 54 km south of the important federal highway BR-262 (Uberaba-BeloHorizonte).

Neighboring municipalities are: Pratinha (N), Tapiraí (NE), Bambuí (E), Piumhi (SE), São Roque de Minas (S) and Tapira (W).

Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Araxá, Formiga or Divinópolis, which are connected by good roads.

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.