Culture and Arts

Minas Gerais boasts over 60% of Brazil’s national cultural heritage. In addition to historical and architectural buildings and museums, there is a vibrant and complex cocktail of arts and festivals recognised nationally and internationally. These include:

• Music;
• Dance;
• Literature;
• Cinema;
• Arts and crafts;
• Theatre.

INHOTIM – The world’s largest open-air museum of contemporary art.

It is located just 60 km from Belo Horizonte. In addition to its eclectic collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, and videos, the INHOTIM Institute displays the most extensive botanical collections of plants globally, including rare tropical species and a forest reserve that is part of the Atlantic Forest biome.

• Location – City of Brumadinho (outskirts of Belo Horizonte);
• Closest airport: Belo Horizonte.