9 5 ▁the ▁municipality ▁was ▁created ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁first ▁elections ▁took ▁place ▁for ▁mayor . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁climate ▁is ▁tropical ▁with ▁alt itude ▁character ized ▁by ▁a ▁ra iny ▁season ▁from ▁October ▁to ▁April ▁and ▁a ▁dry ▁season ▁from ▁May ▁to ▁September . ▁ ▁The ▁veget ation ▁is ▁trans itional ▁between ▁c err ado ▁and ▁ca ating a . ▁ ▁The ▁maximum ▁temperature ▁is ▁ 3 8 ° C , ▁the ▁average ▁is ▁▁ 2 3 ° C ▁and ▁the ▁minimum ▁is ▁ 1 5 ° C . ▁ ▁Ann ual ▁ra inf all ▁aver ages ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 mm . ▁ ▁Brasil à nd ia ▁de ▁Min as ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁statistical ▁micro - region ▁of ▁Par ac atu . ▁ ▁This ▁region ▁has ▁ 1 0 ▁municipal ities ▁and ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁▁ 3 5 , 1 1 1 . 0 0   km ². ▁ ▁it ▁lies ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Par ac atu ▁River , ▁a ▁major ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁São ▁Francisco ▁River , ▁sout heast ▁of ▁where ▁it ▁receives ▁the ▁Pre to ▁River . ▁ ▁A ▁p aved ▁road , ▁M G - 1 8 1 , ▁cross es ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁heads ▁south ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁important ▁national ▁highway ▁BR - 0 4 0 ▁near ▁João ▁Pin he iro . ▁ ▁The ▁distance ▁to ▁João ▁Pin he iro ▁is ▁ 8 4   km . ▁ ▁Bras ília ▁is ▁ 3 0 0  