Belo Horizante (beautiful horizon) is a smallish city where we visited more Oscar Nimeyer. He worked on a subdivision in the city and designed several buildings for it. The building across the lake was a casino that is now an art museum. And then the small building above is a ballroom. The round part fully opens onto the outdoor area to take advantage of the whole space.
This is the Church of San Francisco by Oscar Niemeyer. We weren't allowed to take photos inside but the interior was really simple and beautiful. It sits right on the lake so the windows frame a really nice view.
Another amoeba slab Niemeyer.
Ouro Preto is a small, charming town in the hills built for the mining industry. We only spent one day here but it was probably one of my favorite, very relaxing and tranquil.
Lots of churches, cobblestone streets, etc. It actually reminded me a lot of the Peruvian towns that we visited before getting to Argentina.
I think this is the oldest opera house in Brazil?
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