Arinos

CountryBrazil

Established1962

Elevation

509 m (1,670 ft)

Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Arinos
Coat of arms
Location of Arinos in the state of Minas Gerais
Coordinates: 15°54′43″S 46°05′47″W / 15.91194°S 46.09639°W / -15.91194; -46.09639
Country	Brazil
State	Minas Gerais
IBGE microregion	Unaí
Established	1962
Government
• Mayor	Carlos Alberto Rech Filho (2005-2009)
Area
• Total	5,339 km2 (2,061 sq mi)
Elevation	509 m (1,670 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	17,862
• Density	3.346/km2 (8.665/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postcode (CEP)	38680-000

Arinos is a municipality in northern Minas Gerais state in Brazil. Arinos is located east of the Federal District on the Urucuia River, a major tributary of the São Francisco. The city is 333 km from Brasília.

The municipality belongs to the statistical microregion of Unaí Microregion, which has 9 municipalities. Neighboring municipalities are:

• North: Formosa
• West: Buritis and Unaí
• East: Urucuia and Chapada Gaúcha

Arinos has poor highway connections leading east to the Sao Francisco river and to the state capital of Belo Horizonte, but a better road leading west to the national capital of Brasília. Few of the roads in the town are paved. There is a fully paved road (BR-479) leading west to Cabeceiras to join the important BR-020, 22 kilometers east of Formosa. The distance is approximately 165 kilometers. Another paved road leads west, then southwest to Garapuava, and continues southwest to the important regional center of Unaí.