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The Pampulha Modern Ensemble (Portuguese: Conjunto Moderno da Pampulha) is an urban project in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state of Brazil.It was designed around an artificial lake, Lake Pampulha, in the district of Pampulha and includes a casino, a ballroom, the Golf Yacht Club (currently Iate Tênis Clube) and the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi.
The distinctive silhouette became an icon representing Praça da Liberdade and Belo Horizonte as a whole. [6] Historically, the building marked the introduction of modern architecture to the 19th century European-inspired plan of Belo Horizonte. [2] It embodied Niemeyer's vision of integrating modernism with the local landscape. [6]
Belo Horizonte [5] is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of around 2.3 million, and the third largest metropolitan area, containing a population of 6 million. [6] It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas.
Belo Horizonte is home to two of the most successful teams in the country, and the city also has one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, the Mineirão, opened in 1965. Reopened after renovations in 2013, Mineirão was chosen as one of the venues for the 2014 FIFA World Cup , and also the soccer tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics ...
The JK Building is the tallest building in downtown Belo Horizonte, Brazil, named for Juscelino Kubitschek, who was the mayor of Belo Horizonte and later president of Brazil. Standing at 40 stories tall, the JK Building is the third tallest building in Brazil after the Itália Building (45 stories) and Mirante do Vale (51 stories), both in São ...
Belo Horizonte; The Confins International Airport in the main hub in Minas Gerais. Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport is located in the municipalities of Lagoa Santa and Confins, 38 km from Belo Horizonte, and was opened in January 1984. It was planned from the start for future expansion in steps to meet growing demand.
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