Lourdes – Belo Horizonte, Brazil

While I recognize that nearly none of my readership will ever visit Brazil’s third largest city, Belo Horizonte (B.H.), it is my partner’s home city and a place we’ve traveled to over the years.  B.H. or Belo for short, is a sprawling metropolis of more than 5 million.  While this publishes, I am currently in Florianopolis, but thought I’d share a bit about where I was last week.

When we visit family in B.H. we make it a point to come to Lourdes for dinner.  Depicted immediately below is the trendy o Dadiva Restaurant,  Oak Restaurant and Wine Bar and one of the desserts we tried at Oak (yes, I said “one of”…)

There are many dining options here and in the surrounding blocks, which means there is plenty of pedestrian traffic and great people watching.   Main plates range between $25 – $35.

If one does find themselves visiting Belo Horizonte or has friends who live there, I would suggest dinner in Lourdes followed by a night out at the gay clubs / bars in neighboring Savassi.