[2][3] Santa Fé de Minas is located about 130 km.
northwest of the nearest major population center, Pirapora at an elevation of 493 meters.
[4] The most important economic activities are cattle raising and agriculture.
There were no banking agencies in the town in 2007, while there were 33 automobiles, one of the lowest ratios in the state.
[3] The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568.