Volta Grande is located in the
Zona da Mata mesoregion of Minas Gerais near the border with the state of
Rio de Janeiro. The city is by road from the state capital of
Belo Horizonte. It lies at an altitude of .
Climate The climate is tropical with rains during the summer and mean annual temperature around , with variations between (average minimum) and (mean maximum).
Hydrography The rivers
Paraiba do Sul and
Angu drain the municipality of Volta Grande which is part of the Paraiba do Sul river basin. ==History==