Pampulha
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Pampulha is a man-made lagoon located in Belo Horizonte
, Brazil. It is also the name of the surrounding residential neighborhood (primarily to the East and South) and is one of the city's administrative regions.
Many of Belo Horizonte's cultural landmarks are located in Pampulha, including the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
, the soccer stadium Mineirão
and Mineirinho Arena, Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
(designed by Oscar Niemeyer
) and the Museum of Modern Art.
The artificial pond was built in the decade of 1940, when the mayor was Juscelino Kubitscheck. To compose his I tip over Oscar Niemeyer projected an architectural set that became a reference and influenced all modern Brazilian architecture. They make part of the set: church of Saint Francisco de Assis, the Museum of Art, the House of the Dance and the Yacht Tennis Club. The gardens of Burle Marx, the painting of Portinari and the sculptures of Ceschiatti, Zamoiski and José Pedrosa complete and value the project conceived for the pond. The border of the Pampulha concentrates several leisure options, like the secondary school of the Mineirinho, the Zoo, the Centre of Equestrian Preparation of the Pond and traces for cycling and walking.
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...
, Brazil. It is also the name of the surrounding residential neighborhood (primarily to the East and South) and is one of the city's administrative regions.
Many of Belo Horizonte's cultural landmarks are located in Pampulha, including the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais is a federal university located in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The students are admitted through yearly exams called vestibular....
, the soccer stadium Mineirão
Mineirão
Mineirão , officially Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto established in 1965 in Belo Horizonte, is the largest football stadium in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and the second largest in the country, after Maracanã...
and Mineirinho Arena, Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is a church in Pampulha district of Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It was designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in the organic modern style...
(designed by Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho is a Brazilian architect specializing in international modern architecture...
) and the Museum of Modern Art.
The artificial pond was built in the decade of 1940, when the mayor was Juscelino Kubitscheck. To compose his I tip over Oscar Niemeyer projected an architectural set that became a reference and influenced all modern Brazilian architecture. They make part of the set: church of Saint Francisco de Assis, the Museum of Art, the House of the Dance and the Yacht Tennis Club. The gardens of Burle Marx, the painting of Portinari and the sculptures of Ceschiatti, Zamoiski and José Pedrosa complete and value the project conceived for the pond. The border of the Pampulha concentrates several leisure options, like the secondary school of the Mineirinho, the Zoo, the Centre of Equestrian Preparation of the Pond and traces for cycling and walking.