Pedras de Maria da Cruz

Pedras de Maria da Cruz is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.

The postal code (CEP) is 39492-000 and it belonged to the statistical microregion of Januária[2] Pedras de Maria da Cruz is located on the right bank of the São Francisco River.

The main agricultural crops were pineapple, sugarcane, bananas, mangoes, coconuts, and corn.

[4] This municipality is extremely isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils.

Like many impoverished districts it fought for municipal autonomy to apply for government assistance programs.