Paineiras

Paineiras is a municipality in the Midwest of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 4,594 in a total area of 638 km². It became a municipality in 1962.

Location

Paineiras belongs to the statistical micro-region of Três Marias. It is located at an elevation of 637 meters between the Indaiá River and the southern reaches of the great reservoir of Três Marias, which dams up the São Francisco River. Neighboring municipalities are:

Distances

Connections to the north and south are made on MG-415.

Economic activities

The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ R$27 million of which 14 million came from services and 10 million came from agriculture. Paineiras is in the middle tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. As of 2007 there were no banking agencies in the town. There was a small retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. There were 642 automobiles in all of the municipality (2007), about one for every 07 inhabitants.