Minas Gerais Attractions
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Situation and CharacteristicsThe state of Minas Gerais in the Brazilian Highlands owes its name ("General Mines") to its enormous wealth of minerals. In addition to precious metals and precious and semi-precious stones its mines yield iron, nickel and manganese ores, bauxite and uranium.Minas BaroqueThe almost incalculable wealth produced by the mines of Minas Gerais led in the 18th century to vigorous building activity, reaching its peak in the style known as Minas Baroque. The leading exponent of the style was the architect and sculptor Antìnio Francisco Lisboa, known as Aleijadinho.
Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra
Established in 1972, the Serra da Canastra National is the ideal tourist attraction for animal lovers. A wide variety of animals including deer, anteaters, wolves, ocelots, monkeys and jaguars can be seen at the Park.
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Monte Sião - Coqueiral Waterfall
Monte SiãoNorth-west of Camanducaia, near the border of São Paulo state, is the thermal resort of Monte Sião (pop. 15,000), just under
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Barra do Garcas, Brazil
Barra do GarçasSituation and CharacteristicsThe town of Barra do Garças, 500km/310mi east of Cuiabá and 400km/250mi west of Goiânia, lies at the junction of the Rio das Garças and the Rio Araguaia, which here forms the boundary between the states of Mato Grosso and Goiás. Both rivers are spanned by a steel bridge which leads into Goiás state.
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Santa Barbara, Brazil
Santa BárbaraSituation and CharacteristicsThe historic little town of Santa Bárbara lies some 80km/50mi east of Belo Horizonte and 60km/37mi north of Ouro Preto. Near the town is the former Lazarist college and seminary of Caraça.Bus stationRua Antônio Pereira Rocha
Nossa Senhora da Conceicao, Catas Altas
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Uberaba, Brazil
UberabaUberaba (pop. 300,000), situated 120km/75mi west of Araxá in the Triângulo Mineiro, owed its development to cattle-rearing. The Museu do Zebu documents, with much photographic material, the introduction of the zebu into the Triângulo Mineiro. The Exposição Nacional do Gado Zebu (National Zebu Show) is held here annually on May 1st.
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