Inhotim: Nature and Art

Inhotim is a very beautiful and harmonic place, designed to merge wonderful nature with modern art. It is located near Belo Horizonte. About 20 small buildings are spread all over the park containing interesting art works. Unfortunately I don't have photos from inside, but you can look at the site . The most surprising fact was that this place is private, but non-profit. Students pay 5 R$ (about 2 Euros) to enter - about one caipirinha in a bar. And the best restaurant I have ever seen is there.

Here are some pictures of our trip. Barbara, Denise, Gabriel and me.






What does this statue mean? A small angry man, sitting on the head of another man. Both sitting on books. Big man's brain on the floor, instead he has a squared box-head. The small man looks like Napoleon or some dictator. The big guy looks to me like an educated, but obedient man who would do everything the small man says. Including war.


Cool colorful cars. Note the shield of the left car - LGB which stands for lesbian, gay and bisexual people.






Wonderful palms...











These models were real people from Minas Gerais. The artist captured them dancing - something that people here love to do, and do it really great. Now everybody sing it:


"The boy is young, the boy is young.. but hey - she's beautiful and she feels good!
The man is old, the man is old.. but hey - he can walk, so he can dance!
The girls are girls, the girls are girls.. but hey - this doesn't matter, it is fun!"


Going to Bahia.. in the carnival time. Magic time.








She's beautiful...