Belo Horizonte
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The daily newspaper Estado de Minas (www.estaminas.com.br) has information about sports events and tickets, as does the Jornal Pampulha, which comes out on Saturday. Most city parks have short jogging paths, and running is common during the day. As elsewhere in Brazil, soccer is a big deal in Belo Horizonte. For amateur spelunkers, the mountains of Minas are replete with caves to be explored, though they must be seen with a tour guide (look for one at any cave's entrance booth).

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  • Jogging

    Parque das Mangabeiras. This 568-acre open space in the mountains surrounding Belo Horizonte is one of Brazil's largest urban parks. Along...

  • Soccer

    Estádio Mineirão/Museu Brasileiro de Futebol. Belo Horizonte natives are crazy about football. A running joke is that most could walk blindfolded...

  • Spelunking

    Gruta da Lapinha. This cave is 36 km (22 miles) north of BH, near the city of Lagoa Santa, on the road leading from Tancredo Neves airport...

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