The beautiful and diversified mineiro craft can be purchased at the store Mão
de Minas, a craftsmen cooperative from all over the state. Every Sunday morning,
in the Afonso Pena avenue that crosses the city center, there’s the Feira
de Arte e Artesanato (Craftwork and Art Street Market), with almost 3 thousand
tents.
From Belo Horizonte, the visits to historical cities from Minas Gerais are easier,
as there are two airports and a well-structured road transport system. It has
hotels with high level of comfort and high quality restaurants with different
specialties.
Pampulha
Constructed in 1940, Conjunto da Pampulha (Pampulha's Suite) has important architectural
marks designed by Oscar Niemeyer, as the simple São Francisco de Assis’
Church, whose waved forms became a Belo Horizonte’s symbol. The painting
author of the tiles and Via Sacra (Way of the Cross) from the interior is one
of the most well known Brazilian painters: Cândido Portinari. Burle Marx
designed the gardens. Niemeyer also created the Museu de Arte (Art Museum).
Around the artificial lake, there are Casa do Baile (Baile's House), the Zoo,
the Mineirão stadium and the Club Yacht.
Gastronomy
Although the city’s registered mark is the mineira food, the Belo Horizonte
cosmopolitan vocation keeps houses that offer elaborated dishes from the global
gastronomy. It’s not difficult finding good restaurants specialized in
French, Italian and international cookery.
Mineira white rum
Motivated by the need of professionalization, the producers of the traditional
mineira white rum implemented the quality control in their products. However,
they kept what distinguishes the white rum produced in Minas Gerais –
the characteristics of the craft product. In the central market Mercado Central
de Belo Horizonte, it’s possible to purchase the main brands that made
national drink famous, currently exported to several countries.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Modern hotels with high level of comfort and services, besides equipments to
meetings and conventions, are mainly in the city center and in the nearby. There
are restaurants all over the city, and the more sophisticated are in Savassi
and Lourdes regions. The city offers a broad service system and a good communication
and transport infrastructure.
HOW TO GET THERE
Belo Horizonte is 860 km far from Brasilia, 450 km far from Rio de Janeiro and
590 km far from São Paulo. It has two airports - Pampulha, in the urban
area, and Confins – Tancredo Neves International Airport, 40 km far from
the city center, that receives direct flights from the main Brazilian capitals
and cities. The road terminal operates with bus lines departing from all over
the country.
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