Belo Horizonte
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Things to do in Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte is Brazil's sixth largest city and the capital of the state of Minas Gerais. With its orderly grid plan and tree-lined avenues, it's a pleasant metropolis. For travelers, it's a good stopping point on the way to the beautiful colonial towns such as Ouro Preto and Tiradentes.

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  1. Parque Guanabara

    Parque Guanabara

    theme park · 3333 Avenida Otacílio Negrão de Lima, 31365-450, Belo Horizonte

    Photo: Eduardo Gabão · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  2. Praça Rui Barbosa

    Photo: Bernardo Gouvêa · CC BY 3.0 · source

  3. Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem (Belo Horizonte)

    Photo: Paulo SP/ Wikimedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  4. Mineirinho

    Mineirinho

    attraction

    Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Cidcn assumed (based on copyright claims) · CC BY 2.5 · source

  5. Praça Raul Soares

    Photo: VPCF · Public domain · source

  6. Praça Raul Soares

    Praça Raul Soares

    park · Belo Horizonte

    Photo: VPCF · Public domain · source

  7. Pampulha art museum

    Photo: Rodrigo Denúbila from Belo Horizonte, Brasil · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

  8. Américo Renné Giannetti Municipal Park

    Photo: Glaussius · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  9. Casa do Baile

    Casa do Baile

    attraction

    Photo: Ymblanter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  10. Museu Casa Kubitschek

    Photo: Sudhertzen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  11. Serra do Rola-Moça State Park

    Photo: Gabriel Caldeira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  12. Casa Kubitschek

    Casa Kubitschek

    museum · 4188 Avenida Otacílio Negrão de Lima · free to visit

    Free

    Photo: Sudhertzen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  13. Parque Estadual da Serra do Rola-Moça

    Photo: Gabriel Caldeira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  14. Acaiaca building

    Photo: Jonathanbis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  15. Tiradentes Square

    Photo: Paulo SP/ Wikimedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  16. Zoological Garden of Belo Horizonte

    Photo: Leandro555 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  17. Jardim Zoológico

    Jardim Zoológico

    zoo · 8000 Avenida Otacílio Negrão de Lima, 31365-450, Belo Horizonte

    Photo: Leandro555 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  18. BHTec

    BHTec

    attraction

    Photo: Sudhertzen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  19. Belo Horizonte Aquarium

    Photo: Cid Costa Neto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  20. Belo Horizonte Botanical Garden

    Photo: Jani Pereira · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  21. Belo Horizonte Fashion Museum

    Photo: Eugenio Hansen, OFS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  22. Brazilian Expeditionary Force Museum

    Photo: Cid Costa Neto · CC BY 3.0 · source

  23. Carlos Chagas Square

    Photo: Andrevruas · CC BY 3.0 · source

  24. Centro Cultural UFMG

    Photo: Túllio F · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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  1. Fazenda Lagoa do Nado Park

    Photo: Lidia.cpc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  2. Francisco Nunes Theater

    Photo: Paulo JC Nogueira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  3. Guanabara Park

    Guanabara Park

    attraction

    Photo: Eduardo Gabão · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  4. House of the Count of Santa Marinha

    Photo: Secretaria Especial da Cultura do Ministério da Cidadania · CC BY 2.0 · source

  5. Imprensa Oficial do Estado de Minas Gerais

    Photo: Andrevruas · CC BY 3.0 · source

  6. Instituto Metodista Izabela Hendrix

    Photo: Izabela Hendrix · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  7. Instituto Padre Machado

    Photo: Andrevruas · CC BY 3.0 · source

  8. Julien Rien Park

    Photo: Andrevruas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  9. Juscelino Kubitschek park

    Photo: Andrevruas · CC BY 3.0 · source

  10. Marília Theatre

    Photo: Py4nf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  11. Memorial Minas Gerais Vale

    Photo: Tiago Macedo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  12. Memorial Monument of the National Independence Centennial

    Photo: Bernardo Gouvêa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  13. Minascentro

    Minascentro

    attraction

    Photo: Lucio Luiz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  14. Mineiro Museum

    Mineiro Museum

    attraction

    Photo: Paulo SP/ Wikimedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  15. Mirante do Mangabeiras

    Photo: Paulo JC Nogueira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  16. Museu de História Natural e Jardim Botânico da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

    Photo: Andrevruas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  17. Parque Municipal Ursulina de Andrade Mello

    Photo: Paulo JC Nogueira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  18. Praça Benjamin Guimarães

    Photo: Paulo SP/ Wikimedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  19. Praça Rio Branco

    Photo: User:Rkieferbaum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  20. Professor Marcos Mazzoni Ecological Park

    Photo: Márcio Adauto Dutra · CC BY 3.0 · source

  21. Rua Professor Otávio Magalhães

    Photo: Andrevruas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  22. Rua Professor Otávio Magalhães

    Photo: Andrevruas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  23. Rua Professor Otávio Magalhães

    Photo: Andrevruas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  24. Viaduto Santa Tereza

    Photo: Bernardo Gouvêa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  25. Memorial Minas Gerais Vale

    Memorial Minas Gerais Vale

    museum · Praça da Liberdade, 30140-010, Belo Horizonte · step-free · free to visit

    Free

    Photo: Tiago Macedo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  26. Museu Mineiro

    Museu Mineiro

    museum · 342 Avenida João Pinheiro, 30130-180, Belo Horizonte · step-free · free to visit

    Free

    Photo: Paulo SP/ Wikimedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  27. Parque Ecológico e Cultural Professor Marcos Mazzoni

    Photo: Márcio Adauto Dutra · CC BY 3.0 · source

  28. Parque Fazenda Lagoa do Nado

    Photo: Lidia.cpc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  29. Parque Municipal Juscelino Kubitschek

    Photo: Andrevruas · CC BY 3.0 · source

  30. Praça Carlos Chagas

    Praça Carlos Chagas

    park · Belo Horizonte

    Photo: Andrevruas · CC BY 3.0 · source

  31. Praça Duque de Caxias

    Photo: Georgez · CC BY 3.0 · source

  32. Praça Pedro Melo

    Photo: Cid Costa Neto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  33. Mirante do Mangabeiras

    Photo: Paulo JC Nogueira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  34. Praça do Papa

    Photo: Marina Campos Vinhal · CC BY 2.0 · source

  35. 20 years of Diretas Já

    Photo: Andrevruas · CC BY 3.0 · source

  36. Cia. de Dança Palácio das Artes

    Photo: User:Rkieferbaum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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