Uberaba: Art, Architecture and Dinosaurs

Uberaba offers a wide variety of ways to experience the city on a trip: sacred art in a historic church, interactive exhibitions about Zebu cattle, architecture and monuments, as well as palaeontological discoveries. If you are considering which holiday rental in Uberaba best suits your trip, you can start by thinking about these different themes—from urban history and art to fossils in Peirópolis.

Church History and Baroque Art

Igreja Santa Rita was built in 1854 on the site where the city’s settlement began. This makes it a specific point of reference in the city’s history. In 1939, the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional listed the church as a heritage site. Today, it houses the Museu de Arte Sacra (MAS). Its collection includes Baroque pieces from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Several aspects come together here: the history of the church, its heritage listing and the art collection it houses today. Those interested in sacred art will find a dedicated focus for their trip to Uberaba at MAS. The centuries represented in the collection also provide a clear timeframe for the Baroque pieces on display, without equating the history of the church with the creation dates of individual works.

Zebu Exhibitions and Guided Tours

The Museu do Zebu “Edilson Lamartine Mendes” offers a different focus. It holds guided tours and provides interactive exhibitions. The museum’s offerings therefore centre on both explanations given as part of a tour and an interactive exhibition format. Those interested in Zebu cattle can see this visit as a thematic contrast to the art at MAS. This makes it possible to plan a trip around your own interests rather than associating Uberaba with just one theme.

Fossils and Palaeontology in Peirópolis

Another feature of the municipality is the rural district of Peirópolis, 25 km from Uberaba. There, the Museu dos Dinossauros has three museum exhibition areas, including an open-air exhibition. Trained guides are available to provide explanations and answer questions. In addition to its exhibition areas, the museum therefore offers the opportunity to have the exhibits explained.

The Uberaba UNESCO Global Geopark highlights Geossítio Peirópolis, the Museu dos Dinossauros and the L.I. Price Paleontology Research Center. Geossítio Peirópolis, in the rural district, is distinguished by thousands of fossils dating from 80 to 66 million years ago. For your trip planning, the 25 km distance between Peirópolis and Uberaba is a useful point of reference. This makes it possible to include palaeontology as a distinct focus alongside Uberaba’s cultural attractions.

Architecture and Monuments

Parque Fernando Costa adds an architectural perspective to these themes. It is characterised by buildings in different architectural styles, particularly those from the 1940s, as well as striking monuments. Travellers who also pay attention to architectural forms and distinctive features of the built environment will find another way to experience Uberaba’s character. This focus differs significantly from the sacred art at Igreja Santa Rita and the palaeontological sites in Peirópolis.

Personal interests can help you choose a holiday rental: Would you like to focus primarily on art and urban history, are you interested in the Museu do Zebu, or would you like to include Peirópolis and its palaeontology? The places mentioned offer different thematic focuses, without necessarily leading to the same kind of stay.

More Destinations

If you would also like to consider other destinations, you can find Carrancas, Itanhandu, Piumhi, Fazendinha, Felicidade, Sebastião Abreu, Lavras and Pirapora here.

For the overview of the wider region, see Minas Gerais.