The Quadrilátero Ferrífero forms part of the southern São Francisco craton.
We review 1500 Myr of tectonomagmatic evolution in the Quadrilátero Ferrífero.
The Quadrilátero Ferrífero has a dome-and-keel structure.
Granites and gneisses formed during four events between 3.2 and 2.7 Ga.
The Minas Supergroup tracks the opening and closure of a basin (2.6 and 2.0 Ga).