Editing Belo Horizonte (section)

===Architecture===
[[File:Oscar Niemeyer's Church of St Francis in Belo Horizonte2.jpg|thumb|upright|left|São Francisco de Assis Church in Pampulha Park]]

Belo Horizonte has several significant cultural landmarks, many of them situated in the [[Pampulha (Belo Horizonte)|Pampulha]] district, where there are notable examples of Brazilian [[contemporary architecture]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dottransfers.com/brazil/belo-horizonte/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630204053/http://www.dottransfers.com/brazil/belo-horizonte/|url-status=dead|title=Limo Service in Belo Horizonte – Airport Transfers|archivedate=June 30, 2014}}</ref> Under the leadership of the then mayor of city, [[Juscelino Kubitschek]], architects and artists such as [[Oscar Niemeyer]], landscaper [[Burle Marx]], and painter [[Candido Portinari]], started a type of modern architecture and art here that was greatly developed later with the construction of Brazil's new capital, [[Brasília]], also led by the now president Juscelino (aka JK). It is at the [[Pampulha (Belo Horizonte)|Pampulha]] complex that one can see the routes of this new architecture movement. The modern and protomodern architecture can also be seen all over Belo Horizonte, either in emblematic 1950s buildings such as Edificio Acaiaca, Conjunto JK, Hotel Amazonas<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2015/07/15/interna_gerais,668573/hotel-no-centro-de-belo-horizonte-abriga-paineis-de-artista-frances.shtml|title=Hotel no Centro de Belo Horizonte abriga painéis de artista francês|first=Estado de|last=Minas|date=July 15, 2015 |access-date=October 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811201813/http://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2015/07/15/interna_gerais,668573/hotel-no-centro-de-belo-horizonte-abriga-paineis-de-artista-frances.shtml|archive-date=August 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and former Hotel Excelsior,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/economia/2013/09/18/internas_economia,450154/hotel-excelsior-vira-residencial-no-centro-de-bh.shtml|title=Hotel Excelsior vira residencial no Centro de BH|first=Estado de|last=Minas|access-date=October 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124025004/http://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/economia/2013/09/18/internas_economia,450154/hotel-excelsior-vira-residencial-no-centro-de-bh.shtml|archive-date=November 24, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> all reflecting the modernity culture of the first planned capital of Brazil.

The Pampulha Park area includes one of the largest [[soccer stadium]]s in the world, the [[Mineirão]] stadium, and the [[Church of Saint Francis of Assisi|São Francisco de Assis Church]], widely known as Igreja da Pampulha, designed by Brazilian [[Modern movement|Modernist]] architect [[Oscar Niemeyer]]. In Pampulha there is also the [[Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais]] campus, whose buildings themselves are important contributions to the city's architecture. Other notable buildings include the Mesbla and Niemeyer buildings.

[[File:Ipê na Praça da Liberdade 2 By Sergio Cirino 2006.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Niemeyer Building]] at [[Praça da Liberdade|Liberty Square]]]]

In the downtown area, landmarks include the [[São José Church]], the Praça da Estação (Station Square), which is an old train station that now is also the Museum of Arts and Workmanship, the Municipal Park, the famous Sete de Setembro Square, where an obelisk built in 1922 marks the one hundred years of [[Brazilian independence]] from Portugal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reference.com/browse/belo+horizonte|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714185528/http://www.reference.com/browse/belo+horizonte|url-status=dead|title=Downtown BH|archivedate=July 14, 2014}}</ref> Near Central the area, in the Lourdes neighborhood, the Lourdes Basilica, is an example of [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival style]]. The Nossa Senhora de Fátima Church, in Santo Agostinho neighborhood, is situated in [[Carlos Chagas]] Square. Both churches are referred to as the Assembléia Church and the Assembléia Square because of their proximity to the state's legislative assembly.
[[File:Edifício Aureliano Chaves (3).jpg|left|thumb|upright|The [[Aureliano Chaves building]], currently the tallest in Belo Horizonte.]]
Next to the downtown region is the Savassi district, known for fine restaurants and as a centre of cultural events as well as the best of the city's [[nightlife]]. Many landmarks are located there, such as the Praça da Liberdade (Liberty Square), and its surrounding buildings, including the former Executive Offices of the governor called the Palácio da Liberdade (Liberty Palace), the first building to be finished during the city's planned development in the late 1890s.

The government offices moved to the "Cidade Administrativa" in 2010. This complex is made by a few massive buildings just outside the city. Nowadays, the "palaces" are being turned into museums. Still on Savassi, the meeting point of many social groups, especially the youth, is "Praça da Savassi" (Savassi Square), which is not exactly a square, and more a crossing between two major avenues ([[Getúlio Vargas]] and Cristóvão Colombo), and gathers some of the busiest bars and pubs (called locally "botecos" or "botequins") in town.

Another important landmark is Praça do Papa (Pope's Square), located at a high point south of the downtown area, with its great view of the entire city. It is named for July 1, 1980, visit by [[John Paul II]], who held a youth mass there. The nearby Parque das Mangabeiras (Mangabeiras Park) features extensive wildlife, and-owing to its considerable size-has its own bus service, which operates solely within the confines of the park. On Sundays, Afonso Pena Avenue hosts Latin America's biggest open-air market. This is the Market of Arts and Handicrafts, most commonly known as Feira Hippie (hippie fair). Every Sunday morning 70,000 visitors find food, drinks, clothes, furniture, earrings, shoes and almost anything else.<ref>{{cite web |author=FeiraHippiebh.com |url=http://www.feirahippiebh.com |title=Feira Hippie WebSite |website=Feirahippiebh.com |access-date=2011-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805011558/http://feirahippiebh.com/ |archive-date=August 5, 2018 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

{{wide image|Panorama_Pampulha.jpg|1000px|[[Pampulha Modern Ensemble]], a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/minas-gerais/noticia/2016/07/conjunto-da-pampulha-ganha-titulo-de-patrimonio-mundial-da-unesco.html|title=Conjunto da Pampulha ganha título de Patrimônio Mundial da Unesco|date=July 17, 2016|access-date=November 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022201209/http://g1.globo.com/minas-gerais/noticia/2016/07/conjunto-da-pampulha-ganha-titulo-de-patrimonio-mundial-da-unesco.html|archive-date=October 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://veja.abril.com.br/brasil/unesco-coloca-conjunto-da-pampulha-em-lista-de-patrimonio-da-humanidade/|title=Conjunto da Pampulha torna-se Patrimônio da Humanidade - VEJA.com|date=July 17, 2016|access-date=November 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918103610/http://veja.abril.com.br/brasil/unesco-coloca-conjunto-da-pampulha-em-lista-de-patrimonio-da-humanidade/|archive-date=September 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2016/07/1792609-conjunto-da-pampulha-e-declarado-patrimonio-mundial-da-humanidade.shtml|title=Conjunto da Pampulha é declarado Patrimônio Mundial da Humanidade – 17/07/2016 – Ilustrada – Folha de S.Paulo|access-date=November 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925131148/http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2016/07/1792609-conjunto-da-pampulha-e-declarado-patrimonio-mundial-da-humanidade.shtml|archive-date=September 25, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

[[File:Pao de queijo com cafe.jpg|thumb|[[Pão de queijo]] with coffee is a traditional light meal of Minas Gerais]]