União Travel Guide
Belo Horizonte
Popular places to visit
Afonso Pena Avenue
During your trip to Belo Horizonte, you can do some window-shopping at Afonso Pena Avenue. Amble around the area's parks or experience its museums.
Mineirão Stadium
Experience the passion of Brazilian soccer fans at one of the host stadiums for the 2014 World Cup. It’s also got a cutting-edge museum dedicated to the sport.
Central Market
Arrive hungry at Belo Horizonte’s lively food market and fill up on a huge variety of local street-food specialties, such as feijoada or liver with jiló.
Lagoa Pampulha
Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Lagoa Pampulha during your travels in Belo Horizonte. Amble around the area's parks or experience its museums.
Seventh of September Square
Look up at the famous Lollipop that rises from a large square platform at the heart of this central plaza.
Liberty Square
Museums and stately landmarks surrounded this central square, which has gardens inspired by the designs of the Palace of Versailles.
Things to do
Top hotels in União
Ouro Minas Hotel Belo Horizonte, Dolce by Wyndham
Clean safe room with bilingual staff
Reviewed on 16 Oct 2025
Gran Vivenzo Cidade Nova
The front desk did a great job with me. I enjoyed my stay 100%. The included breakfast is the BEST! Gomes the waiter is very friendly. Always a pleasure to see him again. Keep up the great job everyone. I highly recommend the hotel. Sabrina M.
Reviewed on 20 Jul 2025
Hotel Vivenzo
We had a good time in this hotel. The staff was helpful and patient. We were a walking distance from some local restaurants and few minutes drive for other amenities. The rooms were clean and we were in a quiet area of the hotel, so we had some restful nights
Reviewed on 19 Oct 2025
Nobile Inn Pampulha
The hotel is very good
Reviewed on 24 Jul 2025
Allia Gran Pampulha Suites
Very friendly staff, good location, clean, the restaurant is very nice, you have laundry nearby plus you have some options for dining
Reviewed on 6 Oct 2025
Holiday Inn Belo Horizonte Savassi by IHG
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Reviewed on 11 Sept 2025
Other neighbourhoods around União
Santa Tereza
When in Santa Tereza and the surrounding area, you'll want to check out sights like Arena Independência or Boulevard Shopping Belo Horizonte and hop on the metro to see more of the city at Santa Teresa Station or Santa Efigenia Station.
Ouro Minas
Ouro Minas might not have many top sights, but Minas Shopping and Shopping Estação BH are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
Belo Horizonte Centro
You'll enjoy the bars and museums in Belo Horizonte Centro. You might want to make time for a stop at Seventh of September Square or Central Market.
Pampulha
The restaurants and lake views are a few reasons travellers visit Pampulha. Though there aren't many top sights in the neighbourhood, you can visit Mineirão Stadium and Lagoa Pampulha, a few notable attractions nearby.
Campus UFMG
Campus UFMG is well liked for its museums. If you'd like to do some sightseeing in the greater Belo Horizonte area, you might plan a trip to Mineirão Stadium or Shopping Del Ray.
Santa Efigenia
You'll enjoy the shopping and theatres in Santa Efigenia. You might want to make time for a stop at Afonso Pena Avenue or Boulevard Shopping Belo Horizonte.
