Senador Modestino Gonçalves is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais.

[2] The municipal seat of Senador Modestino Gonçalves is located at an elevation of 743 meters in the upper Jequitinhonha River valley.

Neighboring municipalities are: Diamantina - Felício dos Santos - Carbonita - Itamarandiba and São Gonçalo do Rio Preto.

[3] The municipality contains the 498 hectares (1,230 acres) Mata dos Ausentes Ecological Station, a fully protected conservation unit in the Jequitinhonha River valley.

[2] Modestino Gonçalves is ranked in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state and country in human development.