# Arinos

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.

## Economy

The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture, especially the cultivation of soybeans, sorghum, and corn.
* Industrial establishments: 14 (2005)
* Commercial retail establishments: 245 (commerce, vehicle repair, personal and domestic objects)
* Restaurant and hotel establishments: 14
* Financial institutions: 1 (2005)
* Motor vehicles: 908 automobiles and 103 pickup trucks (2007)
Main agricultural crops in 2006)
* Rice: 2,050 ha.
* Corn: 3,500 ha.
* Soybeans: 4,00 ha.
* Sorghum: 200 ha.
* Beans: 900 ha.
Livestock raising in 2006
* Cattle: 92,509 head
Farm data in 2006
* Number of farms: 1,674
* Total area: 303,791
* Planted area: 27,500 ha.
* Area of natural pasture: 161,587
* Salaried workers in agriculture: 375
* Workers related to producer: 4,722

## Health and education

* Health clinics: 8 (2 private and 6 public)
* Hospitals: 1 public with 31 beds
* Number of primary schools: 18
* Primary school enrollment: 3,817
* Number of middle and secondary schools: 5
* Middle and secondary school enrollment: 996
* Municipal Human Development Index: 0.711 Frigoletto
Part of the municipality of Arinos is inside the Grande Sertão Veredas National Park, which lies to the north on an unpaved highway between Arinos and Formosa.

## Climate

Climate data for Arinos (1991–2020) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.7 (87.3) | 32.5 (90.5) | 34.7 (94.5) | 35.0 (95.0) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.4 (90.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.4 (77.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 26.4 (79.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.1 (77.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.3 (70.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.0 (59.0) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.2 (66.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.2 (70.2) | 19.3 (66.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 186.6 (7.35) | 142.3 (5.60) | 170.6 (6.72) | 65.8 (2.59) | 15.1 (0.59) | 2.9 (0.11) | 5.1 (0.20) | 10.5 (0.41) | 16.5 (0.65) | 69.5 (2.74) | 215.0 (8.46) | 280.7 (11.05) | 1,180.6 (46.48) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 76 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70.5 | 69.5 | 72.6 | 68.9 | 66.0 | 62.1 | 55.6 | 48.3 | 45.0 | 52.1 | 69.0 | 73.0 | 62.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 194.0 | 188.0 | 206.1 | 234.3 | 235.0 | 230.6 | 260.7 | 271.6 | 234.3 | 227.0 | 162.3 | 150.1 | 2,594 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (precipitation and sun 1981–2010) ||||||||||||||