Uberlândia is a city in the Triângulo Mineiro region of Minas Gerais.

Understand

Avenida Cesário Alvim

Uberlândia is the state's second biggest city.

Get in

By plane

Uberlândia has the second largest airport in Minas Gerais in terms of passengers.

By bus

• Terminal Rodoviário Presidente Castelo Branco. 

By car

• BR-050 - connects with Uberaba and São Paulo to the south, and Araguari, Catalão, and Brasília to the north.
• BR-365 - connects with Ituiutaba, Patrocínio, Patos de Minas, and Montes Claros
• BR-455 - connects with Miraporanga, and Campo Florido
• BR-452 - connects with Rio Verde, Itumbiara, Araxá, and Belo Horizonte
• BR-497 - connects with Prata, Campina Verde, and Iturama
• Neusa Resende Municipal Highway - connects to Martinésia

See

• Miranda Reservoir (Reservatório da Usina de Miranda). Located on the Miranda dam, which gives tourists a panoramic view of the Araguari River. There is also a Dinosaur Park, with full size dinosaur replicas. 
• Sabiá Park (Parque do Sabiá), Rua Haia, no number (between the neighborhoods of Tibery and Santa Mônica), ☏ +55 34 3213-7093. Daily 6am-10pm. An area of 1.85 million square meters, with woods, lakes, a zoo, sporting grounds, a water park, the Tancredo Neves Gymnasium, and one of Brazil's largest stadiums, João Havelange Stadium, with capacity for 50,000. The park is one of the most visited spots in the city, especially on weekends. 
• Sucupira Falls (Cachoeira do Sucupira) (17 km from the city). 15m waterfall on the Uberabinha River. 

Museums

• Cerrado Biodiversity Museum (Museu de Biodiversidade do Cerrado). 
• Indian Museum (Museu do Índio). 
• Mineral and Rock Museum (Museu de Minerais e Rochas). 
• Praça do Coreto Museum (Museu da Praça do Coreto). 
• Uberlândia Municipal Museum (Museu Municipal de Uberlândia). 
• University Art Museum (Museu Universitário de Arte). 

Theaters

• Arena Theater (Teatro de Arena), Praça Sérgio Pacheco. 
• Arts Stage Theater (Teatro Palco das Artes). 
• Gruponta-pé Free School Theater (Teatro da Escola Livre do Gruponta-pé). 
• Oscar Niemeyer Municipal Theater (Teatro Municipal Oscar Niemeyer). 
• Rondon Pacheco Theater (Teatro Rondon Pacheco). 

Buy

• Center Shopping. 
• Galeria Central, Av. Afonso Pena, 190 - Centro. 
• Griff Shopping. 
• Shopping Fashion Boulevard, Praça Coronel Carneiro - Fundinho. 
• Pratic Shopping. 
• Uberlândia Shopping, Gávea, zona sul. 

Eat

Budget

• Serginho Lanches, R. Tamandaré 75 - Tabajaras, ☏ +55 34 3210-9605. 6pm-1am. Specializing in sandwiches, there are various great dishes, especially those made with picanha. There are also vegetarian options. R$ 4 to 12. 

Mid-range

• Barolo, Av. João Naves de Ávila 1331 - Tibery (inside Center Shopping), ☏ +55 34 3210-1004. Pasta buffet. R$ 22. 
• Dom Giuseppe, Praça Cícero Macedo 118 - Fundinho, ☏ +55 34 3210-0029. Italian restaurant with pizzas, pastas, and meat dishes. Per-kilo buffet at lunchtime. R$ 12 to 35. 

Splurge

• Santa Chiara Restaurante. 

Drink

• London Pub, Av. Floriano Peixoto 39 - Centro, ☏ +55 34 3236-5081. Door charge of R$ 5 to 25. 
• Lounge, Praça Rui Barbosa, 110 - Centro, ☏ +55 34 3215-4600. 
• Rock'n Beer, Av. Floriano Peixoto 18 - Centro. Irish pub with a selection of 25 imported beers, and Guinness and Erdinger on tap. Good pub food. Jazz and Blues on Wednesdays, and rock from Thursday to Sunday. Door charge of R$ 10 to 20. 
• Vitorios, Av. Floriano Peixoto 28 - Centro, ☏ +55 34 3214-2828. Event venue with electronic music, pagode, and sertanejo. Door charge of R$ 10 to 25. 

Sleep

Budget

• Ibis, Av. João Naves de Ávila, 1.590 - Santa Maria, ☏ +55 34 3253-7700. 

Splurge

• 1 Hotel Mercure Uberlandia Plaza Shopping, R. da Bandeira, 400, ☏ +55 34 3239-8000. (updated May 2017)
• San Diego Convention Suites.