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Hotels in Belo Horizonte |
You can eat well in Belo Horizonte and prices are generally quite reasonable, though outside the immediate downtown area,
restaurants
and
bars
tend to be more upmarket. Savassi has a particularly good range of places. The monthly
Guia Turístico
and the weekly paper
Pampulha
both contain up-to-date listings of Belo Horizonte's better restaurants.
The chic
nightlife
of Belo Horizonte is also concentrated in Savassi, but you'll find lively pockets of bars and clubs throughout the central area, as well as in the
bairros
of Barro Preto and Pampulha.
Snacks and street food
The best area for cheaper eating places is
downtown
, around Praça Sete and towards the train station, where many of the
lanchonetes
serve good, simple and cheap
comida mineira.
Also downtown, there's a very decent range...
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Comida mineira
Minas Gerais' delicious (if somewhat heavy)
regional food
,
comida mineira,
is one of Brazil's most distinctive - based mainly on pork, the imaginative use of vegetables,
couve,
a green vegetable somewhere between...
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Restaurants
The highlight of eating out in Belo Horizonte is the excellent selection of
comida mineira restaurants
serving the state's regional specialities, but there is also an excellent range of restaurants serving up
international cuisine
,...
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