The elevation of the municipal seat is 510 meters, the postal code (CEP) is 39495-000 and it is located in the microregion of Januária The economy is based on agriculture with emphasis on cattle raising.

The streets are named after philosophers and thinkers like Buddha, Confucious, Homer, Plato, and Mohamed.

The founder of the town was Antônio Montalvão (1917-1992), a local rancher who donated the land to build lots.

According to him inscriptions on rocks refer to space ships and rituals practiced between extraterrestrials and humans.

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