Estado de Minas Gerais Travel Forum

We speak English and pretty good Spanish but have no experience in Brazil. So we wanted to know if we can expect to get by well without Portuguese but with English and Spanish in Belo HOrizonte. We are attending meetings during the day in Betim
for about six days in a row, some meetings may start early in the morning and go to late at nite. How is the bus schedule between Betim and Belo HOrizonte, where we will be staying.

Thanks so much for your help. Ellen

Does anyone know the best way to get to Espinosa? Fly into Belo Horizonte and drive, or bus, or ? Or Fly into Brasilia and car or bus?

Thank you!

I plan to take the bus from Rio to Ouro Preto and back. The latest posting about this is over two years old. Does anyone have current info about Schedules and cost? Comfort and length of the trip? Any info would be appreciated.

Hello a question for all you that have been to diamantina, is it possible to buy diamonds there.

Hi,
I am going to be staying in Santos Dumont for a few weeks and really want to visit Ouro Preto, the Itacolomi Park, Sao Thome das Lettres and Sao Joao del Rei

It looks like it might be easiest to drive to these places than go by bus. So I was hoping for some advice on

1) How easy is it to drive around and how long might it take to get to these places ? (I am used to driving in the UK and the USA)

2) Where is the best place to get a car ? The airports at Belo H and R de J seem to be the only places in the area with car hire

3) Should I just see if I can find a guided tour that goes through the area ?

I have never been to Brazil before and as a geologist am really excitied about seeing Minas Gerais so I would appreciate any help you can give me

Thanks

does anyone know if there's a bus from BH to muriae? or the best way to get to muriae from BH?

cheers bob

I have heard that there is an annual Mystics Fair / Festival in Dec/Jan in Sao Tome Das Letras - but unable to find any specific info on this.
Deos anyone have info or a Sao Tome contact for me?
Thanks in advance.

I will be in Pocos de Caldas in December 2006, I'm hoping to rent a Cessna 152, 172 182 or Piper to explore the area.

Any one familiar with the Pocos de Caldas Airport? I have the general Pocos de Caldas Airport info; runway bearing, length, communication/navaid freqencies, location, etc.

Does Pocos de Caldas Airport rent aircraft?

Any contact information for the Pocos de Caldas Airport.

Regards,

Don

We are going for a holliday to Pocos de Caldas from June 21. 2006 to July 12. 2006. We are looking for a appartment to rent. Need 2 bedrooms. Could anyone help us, or suggest a sit were we can find appartments for rent.
Thx
oj

HI VT friends,
thanks to you I found a way to go to Pocos de Caldas and also a nice hotel in Sao Paolo! Thanks a lot all of you!!
Now I need a nice hotel in Pocos de Caldas, where I will stay for 2 nights. Somebody suggested the Palace. But as much as I searched I could not find any homepage of this hotel...Maybe anyone knows or maybe you can recommend other nice hotels to me, they can be expensive, no problem!
Thanks and have a great day. Regards from Europe! Silvia

Sorry friends I asked already but I am still confused... On all maps I see a airport sign in Pocos de Caldas? Can anyone tell me if there is really an airport there and if I can fly there from Rio?? Now I know my schedule: I have my last meeting in Rio in Wednsday in the afternoon and will be ready there at 4 pm. On Thursday at 2 pm I have to be in Pocos de Caldas. Is this manageable?? If there is no plane from Rio to Pocos de Caldas are ther buses also in the evening? How can I find bus information on the internet? Or how many hours it would take me by car?? I am very confused and very happy for any kind of help! Thanks a lot!! Silvia

Hi VT friends! I am going on a business trip to Brasil in 3 weeks and I am supposed to travel to Sao Paolo, Rio and Pocos de Caldo. My question: what is the best way to go, are there flights from Sao Paolo to Pocos de Caldo and then to Rio? how many times a day, where can I find this out? Or how about going by bus? From SP to Pocos it is about 4 hours by bus I think, but what about from Pocos to Rio? And does anyone know a nice hotel in Pocos de Caldo? Thank you so much!
Silvia

I will be in Belo Horizonte in a few months and am dying to visit Ouro Preto. What are my options for getting there? How long will it take?

Oi,
When I travel to Salvador I plan on studying Portuguese. I am trying to find out if there are any 2 year or commmunity colleges in Salvador. I am familiar with the language schools and the Universidade Federal de Bahia, but I am seeking out small colleges. Also, does any one know what months the schools start? (UFBA) has a web site, but it is in Portuguese. Obrigado.

Hija,
I'd like to know how the town is. I will go work there for a couple of months.
I am looking for a place to stay. please contact me!

I'm an exchange student with Rotary International and I'm leaving for Juiz de Fora in July. I'll be attending school and living with about 3 host families, for a year total. I'm looking for information about how to get along in school and with my host family, Brazilian culture/customs/taboos, and how to fit in/make friends. Also, 2 questions: 1) Do guys in that area wear Speedos? 2) Are Brazilians really obsessed w/ soccer? Any help would be really appreciated, thanks.

Hi there,

I will be travelling around these two states next week and wanted to know if the following itinery is possible by bus and which companies run these routes: from Vitoria to Pedra Azul
Pedra Azul to Alto da Caparao
Alto da Caparao to Ouro Preto
Ouro Preto to Tiradentes
Tiradentes to Belo Horizonte

Thanks for any tips

I'm hoping to get to Ouro preto from Rio. I hear there is one bus per day direct?Any ieas which company and what time of the day it leaves Rio? I need to get to Ribeirau Preto after that- is there a bus from Ouro preto to Ribeirau Preto does anybody know?
ANy nightlife in Ouro preto?
many thanks
Mike

My 19 year old daughter has been working on a charity project in natal for 4 weeks and although she loves the place and the project she is desperate 2 find other young english speakers 2 befriend. can anyone help?

Where's the best place in Belo for retirement ? Thanks....Mike & Lu

ALGUEM FALA PORTUGUES , NAUM?!!?!?!

I'm going to be traveling in early July to Belo Horizonte to attend the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, and a group flight is arranged by my home university for as far as Sao Paulo (as the students are going to various universities and have different departure points from there on). The issue is, I'm flying into the GRU airport, and I can't find a cheap flight -- or any flight for that matter -- flyring from there directly to the PLU airport (the one right by UFMG's campus) in BH.

I was considering taking a bus... but I'll be carrying maybe 2 or 3 larger pieces of luggage and i was concerned about them getting lost, stolen, or me not being able to take all of them aboard (what are the luggage restrictions for the bus, anyway?). This will be my first trip to Brazil, and I'd like for things to go as smoothly as possible... so what would you recommend for traveling from Sao Paulo to BH?

--Laura
- O, and by the way, how much are taxis in Sao Paulo and BH, if anyone knows.

Does anyone know of any rental homes, apartments, or such in Montes Claros? I may be transferred to a new pharmaceutical plant there for a year, and was just wondering how hard it would be to find a place in town, around town or what not, and how much the average price is. I'm in the US and don't speak a lick of Portuguese, so I'm in dire need of some local help! I would like to converse with anyone who knows the area and could give me some advice on places to see, stay, stay away from, customs, culture and anything else! Thanks...

hello!
does anybody know if there is a bus from caxambu to congonhas? a bus on monday morning would be great, but any information would be greatly appreciated. i will then get a bus from congonhas to belo horizonte...
muite obrigada!

Hello!
I am visiting Brasil from Australia, and would love to spend a few days in Sao Tome das Letras, but I am struggling to find any information on the internet.
Does anybody know how I can get there? From what I can gather it is easier if I go to Caxambu first, so is it possible to get a bus (or taxi) to STdL from there?
Can anybody recommend a place to stay? I am just starting to learn Portugese, but it is limited, so it is easier for me to e-mail than phone.
Is it possible to turn up and get accommodation without pre-booking (it is for three fo us, in early April)?
We want to visit because it has been described as one of the seven sacred cities of the world, so any information to this end would be most appreciated.
Thank you so much,
Serene xx

I am looking for general information as well as the whereabouts of a place called 'Topo do Mundo' near Belo Horizonte. You may email me directly at jgw42@student.canterbury.ac.nz. Any help would be much appreciated.

Jeff.

Can anyone give me some advice about this small town and spa?