Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 2.2 km
Ascend 43 m
Descend 73 m

Experience Belo Horizonte in Brazil in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in Belo HorizonteIndividual Sights in Belo Horizonte

Sight 1: Praça da Liberdade

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The Praça da Liberdade is a principal square in the Savassi neighborhood in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Wikipedia: Praça da Liberdade (EN)

163 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Memorial Minas Gerais Vale

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The Minas Gerais Vale Memorial Museum is an artistic and cultural museum dedicated to the traditions of the people of Minas Gerais located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The old building of the Secretariat of Finance was restored and adapted to show the public the history of Minas Gerais. Sponsored by Vale, which invested R$ 27 million, the memorial has a restoration project by Flávio Grillo. It was inaugurated on November 30, 2010 and is part of the Praça da Liberdade Cultural Circuit.

Wikipedia: Memorial Minas Gerais Vale (PT), Website

59 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Museu das Minas e do Metal

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The MM Gerdau - Museum of Mines and Metal, is a Brazilian museum located in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The museum is part of the Praça da Liberdade Cultural Circuit, having been inaugurated on March 22, 2010 with an architectural project by Paulo Mendes da Rocha and a museographic project by Marcello Dantas.

Wikipedia: Museu das Minas e do Metal (PT), Website

420 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes

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The Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, also known as the Basilica of Belo Horizonte, is a Catholic church built in a predominantly neo-Gothic style, which is located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Its construction was completed around 1923. The author of the project was Manoel Tunes, and the works were made by Antonio Gonçalves Gravatá. In 1958 he was elevated to Basilica by decision of Pope Pius XII.

Wikipedia: Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Belo Horizonte (EN)

135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Arquivo Público Mineiro

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Arquivo Público Mineiro Arquivo Público Mineiro / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Minas Gerais Public Archive is a unit of the Minas Gerais State Department of Culture and Tourism. It was created by Mining Law No. 126, of July 11, 1895, during the administration of the President of the State Chrispim Jacques Bias Fortes, who sanctioned it with the referendum of the Secretary of Interior Affairs Henrique Augusto de Oliveira Diniz, to whose secretariat the agency was linked. Its collection served as the basis for the subsequent creation of the Mining Museum. He is currently part of the Circuito Liberdade.

Wikipedia: Arquivo Público Mineiro (PT), Website

105 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Museu Mineiro

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Museu MineiroLuciano Viana from Belo Horizonte/MG, Brasil / CC BY 2.0

The Museu Mineiro is a Brazilian museum located in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.

Wikipedia: Museu Mineiro (PT)

336 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem

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The Our Lady of Good Voyage Cathedral, also known as the Belo Horizonte Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Wikipedia: Our Lady of Good Voyage Cathedral, Belo Horizonte (EN)

389 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Praça Tiradentes

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Praça Tiradentes is a street in the city of Belo Horizonte. It is located at the confluence of Afonso Pena and Brasil avenues, in the Funcionários neighborhood.

Wikipedia: Praça Tiradentes (Belo Horizonte) (PT)

570 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 9: Teatro Marília

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Teatro Marília is a Brazilian theater located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Wikipedia: Teatro Marília (PT)

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