Raposos is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. It belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte.
The municipality lies within the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area, one of the most populous and economically significant regions of Minas Gerais. Its administrative classification places it in the immediate orbit of the state capital, Belo Horizonte.
Raposos is one of several municipalities that make up the Belo Horizonte microregion, a grouping used for statistical and administrative purposes within the state.