Buritis, MG – Mesorregião Noroeste de Minas

MINEIRIZANTE - Cities and places to visit, live, and invest in Minas Gerais The NAECO Channel presents the municipality of Buritis in the Northwest Mesoregion of Minas Gerais. Filmed on highways and access roads, avenues, streets, and squares, it features panoramic drone flights in urban and rural areas, narrated with historical details of the municipality's origins, and an illustrative map with geographic references to rivers, highways, territorial boundaries, population, altitude, and economic resources. How to get there: Buritis is accessible via highway MG 628 between Unaí and MG 400 Formoso. The city is 755 km from the capital, Belo Horizonte. History: The first expedition to explore the backlands where the city of Buritis is today was led by Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva, who was unsuccessful in discovering precious mineral deposits. In 1670, Lourenco Castanho Taques' expedition, departing from the city of Sabará, followed the trails left by the Anhanguera River. They were also unsuccessful, but they left behind reports of the region's natural beauty, with its abundant water from the trails, streams, and rivers, as well as fertile land. In 1716, sisters Joaquina and Luiza left a village on the banks of the São Francisco River, following the Urucuia River, settling at the mouth of a stream that flowed into the Urucuia River. They built a small wattle and daub house and a port they named Sant'Anna, which became a landmark for boatmen and cattle drivers who used those trails to cross the river through lands belonging to the municipality of Paracatu. The region surrounding the Port of Sant'Anna began to attract the interest of families who acquired land and settled around the port, forming the village that received the name Sant'Anna do Buriti. A chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Penha was built there, and it developed as a depot for regional foodstuffs, which elevated the village to the status of town in 1825. Beginning in 1830, the village of Sant'Anna do Buriti fell into decline due to the emergence of cases of the disease known as "Barriga D'água" (Water Belly), when many inhabitants, fleeing the disease, migrated to nearby towns and villages in the region. The village of Sant'Anna do Buriti only regained its development after 1870 due to the influence of the traditional families of Colonels Ladislau Ferreira Prado, Candido Jose Lopes, Firmino Ferreira Nei, and Fonseca Melo. In 1923, the district of Sant'Anna do Buriti was transferred to the municipality of São Romão, under the name Buritis. Paved roads connecting Formoso to the north and Unaí to the south only arrived in 1960, boosting the development of the district of Buritis, which separated from São Romão on December 30, 1962, to become a municipality. Population, area, altitude, river, and neighboring municipalities: Today, November 2025, the municipality of Buritis has a population of approximately 24,030 inhabitants, with a territorial area of ​​5,225.166 km², at an altitude of 550 m. Located in the Northwest Mesoregion of Minas Gerais, it is bathed by the Urucuia River and its tributaries, which belong to the São Francisco River basin. The municipalities bordering the municipality of Buritis are Formoso, Arinos, Unaí, and the state of Goiás. Economy: The basis of the economy of the municipality of Buritis is agriculture and services. The municipality's agricultural production stands out as one of the main agribusiness hubs in the state of Minas Gerais, using high-tech machinery and management, achieving the best productivity rates per hectare for soybeans, cotton, and coffee, among others. It is also the largest producer of certified grass seeds adapted to any region of the state of Minas Gerais. The municipality's cachaça and cheese industries also stand out in domestic and international markets, contributing significantly to the municipality's workforce and revenue. Tourism is also a strong contributor, attracting many visitors seeking its natural beauty for extreme sports, sport fishing, wildlife watchers, agricultural school students, and farmers visiting high-production model farms. They join those interested in history, popular festivals, events, and religious celebrations with traditional craft stalls and typical foods. The footage I shoot in Minas Gerais towns is spontaneous and reflects the reality of that time. However, it is possible to capture urban and rural images, allowing you to evaluate the organization, cleanliness, building structure, road quality, and environmental characteristics that can help you determine your interest in the municipality. In rural areas, farms like this are common in any direction you choose, for many kilometers, on both sides of highways or rural roads. For those unfamiliar, rest assured, this is Minas Gerais. Music: Livre (Humberto Furtado) Contact: (31) 9 9899-9279 (WhatsApp) Email: [email protected]