Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

The Praça Raul Soares is a major square of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The square is named in honor of Raul Soares de Moura, former governor of Minas Gerais.

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The Central Market, formerly called the Municipal Market of Belo Horizonte, is a market located in the center of Belo Horizonte, in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It was created on September 7, 1929 by the then mayor Cristiano Machado. He belonged to the City Hall of Belo Horizonte until 1964. Its warehouse occupies an entire block of the city center, with the main entrance facing Augusto de Lima Avenue.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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The Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil is a cultural organization of the Bank of Brazil based in Brazil with centers in Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Minas Gerais State Public Library (BPEMG) is the main public library in Belo Horizonte, and the model library of the state of Minas Gerais. It is popularly called the "Liberty Square Library", as it is on the side of the square.

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Casa Fiat de Cultura is a non-profit association maintained by the companies of the Fiat Group. Created in 2005 by Cledorvino Belini, it has an exhibition area of 1,400 m2, equipped with programmable temperature and humidity regulation resources; an auditorium for 200 people, also air-conditioned; a living area on the upper floor; and a multipurpose space for educational and training activities. In total, there are 3,650 m2 of area.

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Better known as Assembly Square, Carlos Chagas Square is located in the Santo Agostinho neighborhood of Belo Horizonte. In the center of the square is the Church of Our Lady of Fatima, surrounded by gardens designed by Burle Marx. Large area equipped with playground and walking track. It is also home to the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais, hence the most common name. Currently in the square there are statues of three important figures for the state of Minas Gerais: Tancredo Neves, Ulysses Guimarães and Teotônio Vilela.

Wikipedia: Praça Carlos Chagas (PT)