museum
Inhotim
A 140-hectare contemporary art park in Minas Gerais where purpose-built pavilions for single artists sit among botanical gardens and lakes. The largest open-air art centre in Latin America.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Nova Lima
Minas Gerais, Brazil · South America
About Nova Lima
Nova Lima sits on the route: 10 minutes from Raposos, 57km from Ouro Preto.
Nova Lima is in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with about 110,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Raposos, about 5 km away.
Nova Lima is a municipality of about 121,000 people, whose downtown is located about 20 kilometers south of Belo Horizonte, the capital of the south-eastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Mining is one of the main economical activities of the city, including the extraction of Iron Ore and Gold. The most famous mineRead more
in the city is Morro Velho (Old Hill), a gold mine of 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) depth.
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What is there to see near Nova Lima?
Within an hour or so of Nova Lima: Inhotim (42 km), Ouro Preto (57 km), Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos (58 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Ouro Preto.
Where is Nova Lima?
Nova Lima is in Minas Gerais, Brazil, about 5 km from Raposos.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 111,697
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Minas Gerais
- Timezone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -19.9856, -43.8467
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Worth the detour from Nova Lima
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Ouro Preto
UNESCO-listed Baroque mining town in Minas Gerais on the historic Estrada Real gold route, with steep cobbled streets and churches.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos
A hilltop sanctuary at Congonhas where Aleijadinho carved twelve soapstone prophets on the terrace, each with a distinct face and gesture, plus six chapels of painted cedar passion figures.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Nova Lima
- 57 kmOuro PretoUNESCO-listed Baroque mining town in Minas Gerais on the historic Estrada Real gold route, with steep cobbled streets and churches.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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