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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. Wikivoyage

Population 2,315,560 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Brazil

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Brazil
Tourist office · 1.6 km Terminal Turístico JK

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Comida di Buteco

    April – May

    Gastronomic festival held annually, where several bars in the city compete with dishes created by themselves.

  2. Mines Tchê

    April

    Fair of typical Gaucho products held annually in Belo Horizonte. It takes place in April, usually at Serraria Souza Pinto, an event space in the capital

  3. Expocachaça

    May – June

    Fair of one of the most traditional products in Minas, cachaça. Concurrent with ExpoAgro, Expocachaça offers visitors a wide variety of brands from the best producers in the state available for purchase and tasting.

  4. Festa Tradicional Italiana

    May

    (Traditional Italian Feast). Annual event that promotes integration between Brazilians, Italians and Italian descendants. The party has shows and stands with typical food and products.

  5. Arraial de Belo

    June – July

    To celebrate the June festivals, a type of typical Brazilian party, this traditional contest chooses the best typical dance group.

  6. Festival Internacional de Teatro

    June, August

    (International Theater Festival). FIT is a biennial event, in even years, that brings theater groups from all over the world to Belo Horizonte.

  7. Festa da França

    July

    (Feast of France). Carried out by the community and the French consulate to commemorate the 14th of July (Date of the Fall of the Bastille).

  8. Savassi Festival

    July

    Annual Jazz Festival that takes place in July, with concerts in various parts of the city

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Belo Horizonte); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Feira dos Produtores

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 08:00–19:00
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–19:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–19:00
    4. Thursday: 08:00–19:00
    5. Friday: 08:00–19:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–18:00
    7. Sunday: 08:00–13:00
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    08:00–19:00
    Tuesday
    08:00–19:00
    Wednesday
    08:00–19:00
    Thursday
    08:00–19:00
    Friday
    08:00–19:00
    Saturday
    08:00–18:00
    Sunday
    08:00–13:00
    3.0 km from the centre

  • Mercado Distrital do Cruzeiro

    1. Monday: 09:00–17:00
    2. Tuesday: 09:00–17:00
    3. Wednesday: 09:00–17:00
    4. Thursday: 09:00–17:00
    5. Friday: 09:00–17:00
    6. Saturday: 09:00–17:00
    7. Sunday: 09:00–17:00

    09:00–17:00

    3.0 km from the centre

  • Empório Nobre Sabor

    No hours mapped

    810 m from the centre

  • Mercado Distrital - Santa Tereza

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    2.3 km from the centre

  • Açougue e Sacolão Monte Alegre

    No hours mapped

    2.4 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 9 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Horto 2.4 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.