São Francisco

São Francisco is a neighborhood in Belo Horizonte, Central Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais and has an elevation of 873 metres. São Francisco is situated nearby to the locality Vila Real 1ª Seção, as well as near the neighborhood Nova Cachoeirinha.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mineirão and Mineirinho.

Mineirão

Stadium

Photo: copagov, CC BY 2.0.

Mineirão, officially known as Governor Magalhães Pinto Stadium, is an association football stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Owned by the state of Minas Gerais, it is used by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.

Mineirinho

Stadium

Photo: Cidcn, CC BY 2.5.

Mineirinho Arena, sometimes called just Mineirinho, is the biggest indoor sporting arena in Brazil. Located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, the arena holds 25,000 people.

Church of Saint Francis of Assisi

Church

Photo: Bernardo.gouvea, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is a chapel in Pampulha region 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. Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is situated 3 km northwest of São Francisco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pampulha and Savassi.

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.

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 7 km south of São Francisco.

São Francisco

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Sao Francisco”
Category: locality
Location: Belo Horizonte, Central Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-19.87871° or 19° 52′ 43″ south

Longitude

-43.95795° or 43° 57′ 29″ west

Elevation

873 metres (2,864 feet)

Open location code

58GR42CR+GR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 355767100

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

13448809

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“São Francisco” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “São Francisco”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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