Santa Sofia

Santa Sofia is a residential area in Belo Horizonte, Central Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais and has an elevation of 929 metres. Santa Sofia is situated nearby to the neighborhood Savassi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil and Praça da Liberdade.

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil

Arts center

Photo: Marcus Guimarães, CC BY 2.0.

The Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil is a cultural organization of the Bank of Brazil based in Brazil with centers in Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil is situated 3½ km northeast of Santa Sofia.

Praça da Liberdade

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Praça da Liberdade is a public square and an architectural and landscape ensemble in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located in the Savassi area, at the junction of Bias Fortes, Brasil, Cristóvão Colombo, and João Pinheiro avenues. Praça da Liberdade is situated 3½ km northeast of Santa Sofia.

Abílio Barreto History Museum

Museum

Photo: Raphael Rajão Ribeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Abílio Barreto History Museum is situated 2½ km northeast of Santa Sofia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Savassi and Pampulha.

Savassi

Neighborhood

Photo: Andrevruas, CC BY 3.0.

Savassi is a neighborhood in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It is located at the Central-South zone city district. Savassi is known for having a large number of bars, pubs, clubs, cafés, bistros, diners, restaurants, nightlife and shopping commerce. Savassi is situated 3½ km northeast of Santa Sofia.

Pampulha

Village

Photo: Matthias Ripp, CC BY 2.0.

Pampulha is an administrative region in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It is one of nine administrative regions of Belo Horizonte, and occupies 47.13 kilometres in the northeast of the city. Pampulha is situated 10 km north of Santa Sofia.

Santa Sofia

Type: Residential area
Also known as: “Vila Santa Sofia”
Location: Belo Horizonte, Central Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-19.95041° or 19° 57′ 2″ south

Longitude

-43.96649° or 43° 57′ 59″ west

Elevation

929 metres (3,048 feet)

Open location code

58GR22XM+RC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 224817201

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

GeoNames ID

8603709

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In Other Languages

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Portuguese: “Santa Sofia”

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