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Cultural Agenda of Minas Gerais

In the cultural agenda of Minas Gerais, quality tourism means truly experiencing the destinations, their people, local gastronomy, regional culture, traditional crafts, and the most relevant events held in each place.

We carefully select the most attractive highlights of Minas Gerais’ cultural calendar, focusing on what will create meaningful and memorable impressions for visitors, ensuring a distinctive and enjoyable travel experience.

It is in gastronomic and cultural festivals, centuries-old religious celebrations, and traditional popular festivities that the people of Minas Gerais express their full hospitality.

And this is one of our greatest vocations: welcoming well, making our visitors feel comfortable, at ease, and free to fully enjoy their stay with us.

Discover what is happening in Minas Gerais’ cultural scene, explore what our cultural calendar has to offer, and plan your trip

Photography

March 11 to 15, 2026 in Tiradentes.The festival features activities led by major photography names from Brazil and around the world. Exhibitions, workshops, lectures, debates, portfolio reviews, and photography projections are part of the program.

Holy Week

April 2 to 5, 2026 in Ouro Preto.It is one of the most important events of the year for tourism in Minas Gerais. Especially in Ouro Preto, where angels, biblical characters, and worshippers take part in processions decorated with colorful sawdust carpets

Beer Festival

May 22 to 24, 2026 in Tiradentes.The event dedicated to craft beers began in 2012, created by entrepreneur and chef Luiz César Costa. Named in tribute to the charming “Maria Fumaça” train and the local Minas Gerais way of speaking, TremBier has become one of the main beer gatherings in the state. Admission is free, except for lectures, courses, and the gastronomic circuit, which have separate fees

Tiradentes Wine & Jazz Festival

June 5 to 14, 2026 in Tiradentes.The Tiradentes Wine and Jazz Festival was created with the purpose of promoting culture through instrumental jazz music and enogastronomy, enhancing tourism in the city

Tiradentes Culture and Gastronomy Festival

August 21 to 30, 2026 in Tiradentes.The event features a wide variety of gastronomic attractions, main dishes, tasting spaces, snacks, desserts, cultural activities, and theoretical and interactive classes with renowned chefs

Arts of the Vertentes Festival

September 17 to 27, 2026 in Tiradentes.High-level performances across all artistic expressions—music, cinema, visual arts, performing arts, and literature. The festival aims to contribute to the enrichment of Brazilian culture and to explore thought-provoking themes that encourage reflection on issues shaping our time and lives in society

Destinations

Destinations in Minas Gerais

Awesome destinations

We select personalized destinations in tourism in Minas Gerais with a focus on pleasant places that have personality and are capable of providing positive emotions to our visitors. These destinations are meant to be contemplated and experienced among unique mountains, beautiful horizons, and natural landscapes.

Inhotim, where beauty transforms people. Tiradentes with its charm and enchantment. Belo Horizonte, a landmark of modern architecture. Ouro Preto with its powerful Baroque style and the lightness of Rococo. Congonhas, home to the signature works of Aleijadinho, and the Ibitipoca commune, with its luxury and harmony, are among the most expressive prime destinations in tourism in Minas Gerais.

Inhotim

At Inhotim, beauty transforms people. It is a place of emotion and sensitivity, where nature and contemporary art come together. To contemplate and interact with works by some of the greatest artists of today inside a magnificent botanical garden is the defining feature of this deeply inspiring experience

Tiradentes

One of the most charming colonial towns in Minas Gerais, Tiradentes enchants visitors with its historic houses, churches and museums, as well as restaurants, cafés, and shops along its streets and alleys in this three-century-old town. Cozy places, refined gastronomy, and pure charm make this destination truly unique

Belo Horizonte

A landmark of modern architecture in Brazil, Belo Horizonte represents the connection between the European past and Brazilian creativity. Works by great Brazilian architects coexist with neoclassical buildings in an extremely pleasant urban environment

Ouro Preto

The largest and most homogeneous set of Portuguese colonial architecture in the world, Ouro Preto offers, through its streets, alleys, and winding paths, all the magic of a journey into the past—from the most solemn Baroque style to the lightness of Rococo. A center of jewelry-making in Minas Gerais, it also brings the fascination of noble metals and precious stones

Congonhas

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos in Congonhas holds an outstanding collection of Baroque richness in Brazil. It is home to the largest set of sculptures by Aleijadinho, where the Via Crucis and the Prophets showcase the full splendor of Minas Gerais colonial art

Ibiti Project

A space dedicated to fostering a harmonious relationship between human beings and nature, with respect for diversity, Ibitipoca spans five thousand hectares across the municipalities of Lima Duarte, Bias Fortes, and Santa Rita do Ibitipoca, forming a protective belt around the State Park of Ibitipoca