Travel, food & trail running — Page 14
Where to Eat in Passa Quatro, Minas Gerais
Where to eat in Passa Quatro — mountain-town empadas, a self-service spot lost to the pandemic, and a local guaraná soda worth trying.
What to Do in Passa Quatro, Minas Gerais
Passa Quatro, Minas Gerais — a historic mountain train, an umbrella-lined street, artisanal cachaça and cheese, and the trailhead for the Serra Fina.
What to Do in Alagoa, Minas Gerais
Alagoa, Minas Gerais — famous for its cheese, with award-winning producers, a Jesuit-carved tunnel, and Serra da Mantiqueira's most beautiful peak.
What to Do in Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais
Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais — a full guide to the Papagaio peak trail, over eighty waterfalls, artisanal cachaça, and a peace bell forged from bullet casings.
Baependi and Its Beautiful Waterfalls
Baependi, Minas Gerais — the birthplace of Nhá Chica, a beloved folk saint, plus four 4x4-only waterfalls including a spectacular natural infinity pool.
What to Do in Andradas
Andradas, Minas Gerais — Brazil's 'Land of Wine,' with double-pruned vineyards, a hang-gliding launch at 1,663 meters, and 130 catalogued waterfalls.