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

The city center of Passos is located at an elevation of 830 meters in a fertile region between the state boundary of São Paulo and the great reservoir of Furnas.

Neighboring municipalities are: Delfinópolis (N), São João Batista do Glória and São José da Barra (E), Alpinópolis (SE), Jacuí (S), Fortaleza de Minas (SW), and Itaú de Minas and Cássia (W).

[3] Passos is a statistical micro-region consisting of 14 municipalities: Alpinópolis, Bom Jesus da Penha, Capetinga, Capitólio, Cássia, Claraval, Delfinópolis, Fortaleza de Minas, Ibiraci, Itaú de Minas, Passos, Pratápolis, São João Batista do Glória, and São José da Barra.

Famous people from Passos: N. Jabur (Politician), Sebastiao Maia (Farmer), Monsenhor Matias (Religion), Dr. Manuel Patti (Spiritualism), Julio Garavello (Basketball Player) and the Brothers musicians Edinho & Tacilinho (Santa Cruz).

The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568.