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Central Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Overview

The Central region of Minas Gerais.

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Tancredo Neves International Airport

Belo Horizonte · International · CNF

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Cities

Belo Horizonte

a good stopping point on the way to the beautiful colonial towns such as Ouro Preto and Tiradentes

Brumadinho

home to the Inhotim Museum of Contemporary Art, a botanic park and contemporary-art expo

Congonhas

a historic mining city that hosts a World Heritage Site

Divinópolis

a city with beautiful churches, beaches and squares

Mariana

has many well-preserved colonial buildings and churches

Ouro Branco

home of the architectural and landscape complex of Capela de Santana and the main house of Fazenda Pé do Morro

Ouro Preto

one of Brazil's best-preserved colonial towns and a UNESCO World Heritage Site

São João del Rei

a relaxing colonial mining town

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Serro

well known for its traditional cheese, cultural richness, colonial influence and unique environment

Sete Lagoas

takes its name from the seven lakes in and around town that provide recreational opportunities

Tiradentes

one of the smallest yet best preserved colonial towns, it boasts some fine examples of 300-year-old buildings

Serra da Canastra National Park

known for its numerous waterfalls, diverse wildlife and for being a haven for the endangered Brazilian Merganser

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SeeThe colonial towns of Mariana, Tiradentes, and Ouro Preto are remarkably well preserved, with the latter being a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

DoVisit the Caraça Natural Reserve near Mariana to explore its waterfalls, rivers, lakes and caves.

EatTiradentes is well-known amongst food lovers for its food festival in August and its many good regional and modern restaurants.

DrinkDivinópolis is known as the largest per capita consumer of beer in the country, so you have trouble finding a place drink there.

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