Minas Gerais and the Interior
Brazil by train: Vitória-Minas line and Serra Verde Express
Vale's Vitória-Minas train covers 664 km in about 13.5 hours from R$ 87. The Serra Verde Express runs Curitiba to Morretes in about 4.5 hours from R$ 206.
Minas Gerais and the Interior
Minas Gerais is Brazil's inland heart: colonial gold towns, the Estrada Real, mountain parks and some of the country's best food. The guides here cover Ouro Preto, Tiradentes, Inhotim, Ibitipoca and Serra da Canastra, with buses and trains from Belo Horizonte.
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Minas Gerais and the Interior
Ibitipoca State Park hiking guide: trails, tickets, camping
Ibitipoca State Park charges R$ 34 (about US$6.70), caps visitors at 1,000 a day, and opens Tuesday to Sunday 7:00 to 17:00. Three circuits, 5 to 16 km.
Minas Gerais and the Interior
Inhotim day trip from Belo Horizonte: tickets, hours
Inhotim, the art and garden park near Belo Horizonte, costs R$ 65 for one day and opens Wednesday to Sunday from 9:30. How to get there and plan the visit.
Minas Gerais and the Interior
Minas Gerais travel guide: colonial towns and Inhotim
Plan a Minas Gerais loop: Ouro Preto is 96 km (60 mi) from Belo Horizonte, Inhotim 55 to 63 km, and the colonial Estrada Real runs 1,630 km.
Minas Gerais and the Interior
Ouro Preto travel guide: UNESCO town, 96 km from BH
Ouro Preto is 96 km (60 mi) from Belo Horizonte, UNESCO-listed since 1980 and home to Aleijadinho's best work. How to get there, where to stay and what to see.
Minas Gerais and the Interior
Serra da Canastra: Casca d'Anta falls and cheese country
Serra da Canastra National Park covers 197,972 ha in Minas Gerais. Gates open 8:00 to 18:00, entry is free at the main gates, and Casca d'Anta drops about 186 m.
Minas Gerais and the Interior
Tiradentes and the Estrada Real: train, town, trail
Tiradentes sits on the 1,630 km Estrada Real, 11 km on foot from São João del-Rei. The Maria Fumaça steam train links the two towns Friday to Sunday.