| Barroso | |
| Official Name: | Municipality of Barroso |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Nickname: | "Cidade do Cimento" (Cement City) |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Coordinates: | -21.1869°N -43.9758°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 17th Century |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (as city) |
| Established Date2: | December 12, 1953 |
| Leader Party: | Progressive Party (2013–2016) |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Eika Oka de Melo |
| Area Total Km2: | 81.726 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 31.554 |
| Elevation M: | 929 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3047 |
| Population Total: | 20,897 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
| Population Demonym: | Barrosense |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Utc Offset: | −3 |
| Timezone Dst: | BRST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 36212-000 |
| Area Code: | (+55) 32 |
Barroso is a Brazilian municipality located in the south of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 20,897 people living in an area of 83km2. The elevation is 920m (3,020feet). The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Barbacena. An important regional center, Barbacena, is located 27km (17miles) to the east and is connected by MG-265.
According to IBGE (2017), the municipality is in the Immediate Geographic Region of Barbacena, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.[2]
The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.[3]