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Mercado Central de Belo Horizonte

Avenida Augusto de Lima, 744, Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais 30190-922, Brazil
31 3274 9434
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Ranked #1 of 20 shopping in Belo Horizonte
Type: Flea/ Street Markets
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Sydney, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 23, 2013

An authentic Brazilian experience and good value. A wide variety of stalls from clothing to food to livestock. The live chicken stalls are not the best if you have a hangover but the whole experience is exactly why travelling is interesting. Check out the colourful chilli stalls for a great photo opportunity.

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Paoli, Pennsylvania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 8, 2013

If you love visiting markets this is the place for you. The market is huge and wildly abundant. You'll see everything from fruits and vegetables to kitchenware, clothes, cachaca and live chickens. We stopped in a little shop and tasted the local cacahcas and brought a few bottles home. The many, many food stands were packed with folks eating and... More

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Rio de Janeiro, RJ
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 9, 2012

This is definitely a must go! It's a really crowded place, specially if you try to grab a beer and eat some of their delicious food on the counters: the place is crowded, and I mean it. Through the corners, you can find restaurants, fruits, vegetables, cheeses (Minas Gerais is one of Brazil's greatest producers of cheese), meat, sweet treats... More

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Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 24, 2012

This is one of the most interesting experience you can live in Belo Horizonte!!! You can buy fruits, vegetables, cheese, and desserts tipycal from Brazil (as "doce de leite" e "goiabada" - you mut try both of them). It's flea market style and isn't for everyone, but, if you are in Belo Horizonte, you definitely must go there!

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Porto Alegre, RS
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed July 29, 2012

This is maybe one of the most interesting experience you can live in Belo Horizonte. They have many fruits , vegetables and desserts that bring to the place a colored atmosphere. All the foods are very good, specially DOCE DE LEITE, whis is a sweet made with milk and sugar, all the CHEESE are very tasty and you should try... More

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Ottawa, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed July 24, 2012

You can find just about anything here. There are lots of foods, gifts, cheese, meats. It's flea market style and isn't for everyone but it is definitely a must see.

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Belo Horizonte, MG
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 18, 2012

good to visit,very very interesting.a lot of good food,gifts ,good market . lots of fruits cheese and regional food .

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Canton, Michigan
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 27, 2012

Not for all, but will give you a great Brazilian experience. Enjoy a beer with the locals during a soccer game.

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Ottawa, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012

We were there with local friends to buy the ingredients for the famous Brazilian bean dish - feijoada. While food is a focus, there is also a handicraft area, housewares and sugar cane liquor stalls.

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Canberra
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2012 via mobile

As a fairly regular visitor to Minas Gerais, I can never go past a visit to this place. It has changed little over the years but it really hasn't needed to as I find it as engaging now as I did when I visited it for the first time 36 years ago. As other reviewers mention, you can find just... More

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