Carandaí

thumb|right|250px|Location of Carandaí within Minas Gerais

Carandaí is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The population in 2020 was 25,669 people in a total area of 487 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Barbacena.