São Luiz Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Popular places to visit
Mineirão Stadium
Experience the passion of Brazilian soccer fans at one of the host stadiums for the 2014 World Cup. It’s also got a cutting-edge museum dedicated to the sport.
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
Oscar Niemeyer’s beautiful and controversial masterpiece of organic modernism is one of Brazil’s most celebrated landmarks and Belo Horizonte’s shining jewel.
Afonso Pena Avenue
During your trip to Belo Horizonte, you can do some window-shopping at Afonso Pena Avenue. Amble around the area's parks or experience its museums.
Lagoa Pampulha
Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Lagoa Pampulha during your travels in Belo Horizonte. Amble around the area's parks or experience its museums.
Liberty Square
Museums and stately landmarks surrounded this central square, which has gardens inspired by the designs of the Palace of Versailles.
Central Market
Arrive hungry at Belo Horizonte’s lively food market and fill up on a huge variety of local street-food specialties, such as feijoada or liver with jiló.
Activities
Our pick of the best São Luiz Hotel Deals
Nobile Inn Pampulha
The hotel is very good
Reviewed on 24 July 2025
Quality Hotel Pampulha
The stay was pleasant. The room was comfortable and the breakfast very good. I was surporised there was no complimentary water provided. Also, the wifi is unusually complicated to access, but the front desk staff helped us and were generally excellent.
Reviewed on 1 Oct 2025
Hotel Vivenzo
Everything excellent …
Reviewed on 2 Nov 2025
Allia Gran Pampulha Suites
Very friendly staff, good location, clean, the restaurant is very nice, you have laundry nearby plus you have some options for dining
Reviewed on 6 Oct 2025
Holiday Inn Belo Horizonte Savassi by IHG
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Reviewed on 11 Sept 2025
ibis budget BH Afonso Pena Savassi
nice
Reviewed on 29 June 2025
Other neighbourhoods around São Luiz
Campus UFMG
Campus UFMG is well liked for its museums. If you'd like to do some sightseeing in the greater Belo Horizonte area, you might plan a trip to Mineirão Stadium or Shopping Del Ray.
Pampulha
The restaurants and lake views are a few reasons travellers visit Pampulha. Though there aren't many top sights in the neighbourhood, you can visit Mineirão Stadium and Lagoa Pampulha, a few notable attractions nearby.
Ouro Preto
Though Ouro Preto may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Mineirão Stadium and Toca da Raposa 1.
Castelo
While Castelo may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Toca da Raposa 1 and Fundacao Zoo Botanica.
Ouro Minas
Ouro Minas might not have many top sights, but Minas Shopping and Shopping Estação BH are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
Prado
While Prado may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Academy of Military Police and DiamondMall.
