Barroso is a Brazilian municipality located in the south of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 19,353 people living in an area of 83 km². The elevation is 920 meters. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Barbacena. Important regional center, Barbacena, is located 27 km.