Estado de Minas Gerais - Brasil

Minas Gerais is the biggest State of the south east region of Brazil.

Its capital, Belo Horizonte, was the first planned city of the country.
Its current population is: 19.261.816 hab.

Minas Gerais holds many remains of its colonial past such as antique cities, houses, museums and baroque churches.

This city is especially proud of its history whose lemma is "freedom": liberas quae sera tamen, love your own land - "Las mil y una Minas" - as it was said by Guimarães Rosa.

Places to visit in Belo Horizonte

Basílica Nossa Senhora de Lourdes
 Da Bahia Street N°1596 –Lourdes Neighboorhood

Nossa Senhora do Rosário Chapel
São Paulo Street N°759 - Centro / Phone: 3271 2127

Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem  Chapel
Sergipe Street N°175 – Centro. 

Complexo Turístico da Pampulha (Tourist complex)
Pampulha Neighborhood
How to get: From the downtown: l. Take the bus on Antônio Carlos avenue and Otacílio Negrão de Lima avenue. 2. Take the bus on D. Pedro II Avenue, Carlos Luz and Otacílio Negrão de Lima avenues. 
Municipal. The church is located in the second block. Its attraction is in the middle of Belo Horizonte, where there are several buses lines.

Sagrado Coração de Jesus Church
Carandaí Avenue N°110 – Funcionários Neighborhood
How to get: From Praca Sete, going along by Alfonso Pena avenue towards to Municipal Park, then turn left. The attraction is on Carandaí Avenue, Alfredo Balena corner.

Memorial do Judiciário Mineiro
Afonso Pena Avenue N°1420 - Centre/ Phone: 3237 6100 
Opening days: Monday to Friday from 8h to 18h30

Da Força Expedicionária Brasileira Museum
Francisco Sales Avenue N°199 - Floresta Neighborhood/Phone: 3224 9891 – Opening days: Monday to Friday from 13 to 16h30

Museu de Historia Natural y Jardim Botânico (Museum and botanic garden)
Gustavo de Oliveira Street N°1035 - Santa Inês Neighborhood
Phone: 3482-9723
Opening days: Tuesday to Friday from 8h to12h and from13h to 16h - Saturday and Sunday from 9h to 16h, special schedule on holidays.

How to arrive

By plane
Tancredo Neves International Airport– MG
Airlines that operate with regular flights: Gol, Tam, Varig, Ocean Air.
Tancredo Neves International Airport – Rod. MG 10 km 39
PHONE: (31) 3689-2700
Distance from downtown: 38 km
Airport of Belo Horizonte/Pampulha-MG-Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Airlines that operate with regular flights: Air Minas, Ocean Air, Total, Trip
Praça Bagatelle, 204
PHONE: (31) 3490-2000
Distance from the downtown: 9 km

By land:
Israel Pinheiro Bus Station– Belo Horizonte
Address: Praça Rio Branco, 100
PHONE: (31) 3271-3000