Food Scene
Xapuri
260 Rua MandacarúBest "mineiro food" restaurant in town
Anella Ristorante
325 Av. Min. Guilhermino de OliveiraÓtimo restaurante italiano
Sightseeing
Smallest of Oscar Niemeyer's gems in Pampulha Lake, but not the least beautiful. Nowadays what was the ballroom is an exhibition centre for architecture and design.
34 locals recommend
Casa Do Baile
751 Av. Otacílio Negrão de LimaSmallest of Oscar Niemeyer's gems in Pampulha Lake, but not the least beautiful. Nowadays what was the ballroom is an exhibition centre for architecture and design.
The most famous of Oscar Niemeyer's buildings by the lake. This church showed a preview of how the then young architect would master the use of curves in his designs.
88 locals recommend
São Francisco de Assis Church
The most famous of Oscar Niemeyer's buildings by the lake. This church showed a preview of how the then young architect would master the use of curves in his designs.
Arts & Culture
Mineirão
1001 Av. Antônio Abrahão CaramFottball stadium to host the World Cup 2014.
A simple amusement park, worth going on the giant wheel to have a view of the neighbourhood.
42 locals recommend
Parque Guanabara
15 Av. Expedicionário Benvindo Belém de LimaA simple amusement park, worth going on the giant wheel to have a view of the neighbourhood.
This used to be the Casino in the old days, when president Jucelino Kubitshek comissioned young O. Niemeyer to design public buildings around the lake Pampulha. It is a modernist gem.
79 locals recommend
Pampulha Museum of Art
16585 Av. Otacílio Negrão de LimaThis used to be the Casino in the old days, when president Jucelino Kubitshek comissioned young O. Niemeyer to design public buildings around the lake Pampulha. It is a modernist gem.
Everything Else
This is the regional airport in Belo Horizonte so it's unlikely guests from abroad arrive here, but there is a coach service to Confins, the international airport that leaves from here.
54 locals recommend
Belo Horizonte/Pampulha Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport
204 Praça BagatelleThis is the regional airport in Belo Horizonte so it's unlikely guests from abroad arrive here, but there is a coach service to Confins, the international airport that leaves from here.
Federal University of Minas Gerais
6627 Av. Pres. Antônio CarlosCampus da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Entertainment & Activities
Zoobotânica
8000 Av. Otacílio Negrão de LimaLocal Zoo, botanical garden and aquarium.
Parks & Nature
Um belo parque para pique-niques e também onde fica o memorial da imigração japonesa.
29 locals recommend
Parque Ecologico Da Pampulha
6061 Av. Otacílio Negrão de LimaUm belo parque para pique-niques e também onde fica o memorial da imigração japonesa.
Getting Around
Localiza Hertz Centro - Pampulha
269 Av. Professor Magalhães Penido