Corinto (Brazil)

Corinto is a Brazilian municipality in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 23,668 living in a total area of 2,524 km2. The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Central Mineira and to the statistical microregion of Curvelo. It became a municipality in 1923. Corinto is at an elevation of 608 meters on highway BR-135 between Curvelo and Montes Claros. The nearest major population center is Curvelo. The town began with the building of the railroad from Belo Horizonte to Montes Claros in 1910. The distance to Curvelo is 30 km; and the distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte, is 205 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Augusto de Lima, Curvelo, Felixlândia, Lassance, Morro da Garça, Santo Hipólito and Três Marias.