Aqui no Sítio Camping e Hostel

A trip to Inhotim Museum, one of the country’s biggest centres of contemporary art is, of course, a must when you’re in the state of Minas Gerais. Just make sure to have a comfy pair of shoes to hand – there’s a lot of walking to do around the sculptures, art pavilions and 4,000 or so plant species at this sprawling complex. You could also jump in a chauffeured golf cart (for a fee) to cover more ground when seeking out memorable sights such as the maze of mirrors hidden among the trees. If you’d rather just be in nature with no distractions from the likes of international artists such as Olafur Eliasson and Anish Kapoor, make tracks towards Cachoeira das Codornas (45 minutes’ drive) and rinse yourself under the waterfall, or take on the trails of Serra do Rola-Moça State Park (35 minutes), cutting through savannah lands and the Atlantic Forest. For a complete change of pace, Belo Horizonte (an hour’s drive) is the sixth-biggest city in Brazil and the capital of Minas Gerais. Head here for tours of the Mineirão Stadium’s Brazilian Football Museum, wanders around pretty Lake Pampulha and to gaze at the wavy-roofed Church of St Francis, dreamed up by homegrown modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer.