Check out Belo Horizonte’s must-see buildings below:

Church of Saint Francis of Assisi

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Architect: Oscar Niemeyer
Built: 1943
Type: Church
Address: Avenida Otacílio Negrão de Lima, 3000 – Pampulha, Belo Horizonte – MG, 31365-450, Brazil
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.arquivo.arquidiocesebh.org.br/catalogo/paroquia.php?id=280

Mineirão Stadium


Architect: Eduardo Mendes Guimarães Junior and Gaspar Garreto, BCMF Arquitetos (Renovations)
Built: 1965
Type: Soccer Stadium
Address: Pampulha, Belo Horizonte – Minas Gerais, Brazil
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.estadiomineirao.com.br/

Pampulha Art Museum


Architect: Oscar Niemeyer
Built: 1943
Type: Museum
Address: Av. Dr Otacílio Negrão Lima, 16585 – Pampulha, Belo Horizonte – MG, 31365-450, Brazil
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 9:00am – 6:30pm
Website: www.portalpbh.pbh.gov.br

Caso do Baile


Architect: Oscar Niemeyer and Roberto Burle Marx
Built: 1943
Type: Cultural Center (Orginally a restaurant)
Address: Av. Otacílio Negrão de Lima, 751 – Pampulha, Belo Horizonte – MG, 31365-450, Brazil
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 9:00am – 6:00pm

Palácio Tiradentes, Cidade Administrativa de Minas Gerais


Architect: Oscar Niemeyer
Built: 2003
Type: Civic
Address: Serra Verde, Belo Horizonte – State of Minas Gerais, 31630-340, Brazil
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday to Friday: 8:00am – 5:00pm

Architect: Oscar Niemeyer
Built: 2003
Type: Civic
Address: Serra Verde, Belo Horizonte - State of Minas Gerais, 31630-340, Brazil
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday to Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Architect: Oscar Niemeyer and Roberto Burle Marx
Built: 1943
Type: Cultural Center (Orginally a restaurant)
Address: Av. Otacílio Negrão de Lima, 751 - Pampulha, Belo Horizonte - MG, 31365-450, Brazil
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 9:00am - 6:00pm

Architect: Oscar Niemeyer
Built: 1943
Type: Museum
Address: Av. Dr Otacílio Negrão Lima, 16585 - Pampulha, Belo Horizonte - MG, 31365-450, Brazil
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 9:00am - 6:30pm
Website: www.portalpbh.pbh.gov.br

Architect: Eduardo Mendes Guimarães Junior and Gaspar Garreto, BCMF Arquitetos (Renovations)
Built: 1965
Type: Soccer Stadium
Address: Pampulha, Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais, Brazil
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.estadiomineirao.com.br/

Architect: Oscar Niemeyer
Built: 1943
Type: Church
Address: Avenida Otacílio Negrão de Lima, 3000 - Pampulha, Belo Horizonte - MG, 31365-450, Brazil
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.arquivo.arquidiocesebh.org.br/catalogo/paroquia.php?id=280