Pampulha is a region located in the northern part of Belo Horizonte with an artificial lagoon with the same name (Lagoa da Pampulha) The lagoon and the beautiful
buildings in the area are one of the most important tourist attractions in BH.
Pampulha Lagoon
The famous
architect Oscar Niemeyer was the chosen person to make the project for a set of
buildings in 1940 and the result was so good that it soon became a reference
for the Modern Brazilian Architecture (He was also the responsible one for the planning
of Brasilia, Brazil’s capital). The
set of buildings include the São
Francisco de Assis Church, the Museum of Modern Art (former Casino), the Ball House
and the Yacht Club. The beautiful
gardens, paintings and the sculptures add a unique touch to the whole set.
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São Francisco de Assis Church |
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Museum of Modern Art |
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| Ball House ("Casa do Baile") |
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| Yacht Club |
Around the
Lagoon there are also some other important landmarks such as the Soccer Stadium
(Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto) known
as “Mineirão” and the Stadium/Concert Hall (Estadio Jornalista Felipe Drummond)
known as “Mineirinho”, Very important observation: the “Mineirão” is being
refurbished to host some of the World Cup 2014 soccer games. An important note,
so you can already start to plan your holidays here around this time!
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| Mineirinho (small, on the left) and Mineirão (the big one) |
Driving the car, running or riding the bike around the Lagoon, the person also get to see the Zoo and the Guanabara Park. Ah, talking about running, there’s a famous annual running competition called “Volta Internacional da Pampulha” and people come from all around the world to compete. I almost forgot to say: when you're walking quietly around the lagoon, be aware of the alligator, it lives in the lagoon for a while and appears out of nowhere from time to time; not to mention the capybaras that also love to make an exhibition!
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Capybaras (Wasserschweine) Alligator
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Every New Year’s
Eve there are many people gathered at the Pampulha Lagoon to celebrate and to
see the fireworks! Lots of them stand up on the roof terrace of their fancy
homes to watch it and welcome the brand new year.
I hope you’ve enjoyed
reading! ‘Till next post!
Map of the Pampulha Lagoon Area
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| Mineirinho, Mineirão,
São Francisco de Assis Church and the Lagoon |
Can you swim there?
ReplyDeleteNo, the alligator might eat you! :)
DeleteYou are such a liar Mitza, off course you can swim or havent you watched Crocodile Dundee!!!!!!kkkkkkkkkk
DeleteSo my program to be elected as mayor of BH:
DeleteKill the crocodile, put some sand = Beach in BH!