Mineiros is the westernmost city in Goiás and a great producer of cattle, soybeans, and corn.

Mineiros is located 430 km from the state capital, Goiânia, and is connected to the large town of Jataí by BR 364.

Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna / Rio Verde / Jataí / GO-050 / BR-364.

They settled in the region around 1873, building huts, ranch houses, churches, and chapels for saints.

one of the most prosperous regions of Brazilian agribusiness[citation needed], the municipality of Mineiros is a great producer of soybeans, corn, sorghum and cotton, as well as beef and dairy cattle.

[citation needed] In an axis of 100km from the city there are fields producing more than 1 million tons a year of soybeans and sorghum.

There were 2 institutions of higher learning: Fundação Integrada Municipal de Ensino Superior-FIMES, Pólo Unopar EAD and a campus of the State University of Goiás—Pólo Universitário da UEG.

The city of Mineiros preserves more than 1,000 km2 of native vegetation[citation needed], in the Parque Nacional das Emas.

[2] Mineiros also has such attractions as the sulphurous waters of Pilões, Água Emendada, Casa de Pedra, Corrente das Cachoeiras, Mata dos Coqueiros, Mata Típica, Cedro – Quilombo dos Negros, many colonial homes and the Center for Gaucho Traditions.