Pedal boat rides are available on Lago de Barão de Javary. Miguel Pereira can also be explored through a range of themes: music history, waterfalls, dinosaur models, as well as crafts and agricultural products. If you want to assess the character of a destination, these different attractions can help you choose: water, culture, nature and local production do not all appeal to the same travel interests.
Lake and open water
Lago de Javary has a navigable surface. Together with the pedal boat rides on Lago de Barão de Javary, this makes water a defining theme. The information highlights different aspects: pedal boating describes an activity, while navigability describes a feature of the lake. In this way, the connection to water cannot be reduced to a single offering.
Music history at Museu Francisco Alves
Museu Francisco Alves tells the story of the singer’s career through a diverse collection. It includes records, sheet music, microphones, clothing and musical instruments, as well as extensive iconographic material. Recordings and scores, instruments and images offer different ways to explore a single subject: the singer’s career. For culture enthusiasts, the museum is a specific alternative to destinations focused on water and nature.
Waterfalls and woodland scenery
The waterfalls lend the landscape their own distinctive character. In the municipality of Miguel Pereira, Cachoeira do Roncador forms a natural pool below a five-metre-high drop. Also in the municipality of Miguel Pereira, Cachoeira de Monte Líbano has a drop of more than five metres, as well as natural pools and several showers for bathing. Poção is also in the municipality of Miguel Pereira; it is surrounded by Atlantic Forest and is considered easy to access.
The Vera Cruz waterfalls are in the municipality of Miguel Pereira and can be reached via an unpaved road through the Atlantic Forest.
Crafts and local products in the municipality
In the municipality of Miguel Pereira, Espaço do Artesão has display kiosks, an area for making local handicrafts, classrooms for training new artisans and residents, and public areas for visitors to spend time.
In the municipality of Miguel Pereira, Espaço do Agricultor is aimed especially at local agricultural producers. It serves as a place to sell and display municipal products. These include fruit and vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants, spices, cured meats, cheese and handmade sweets.
Dinosaur models and a disused viaduct
The Terra dos Dinos theme park is in Governador Portela, in the municipality of Miguel Pereira. The park has more than 40 life-size dinosaur models from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Another destination with a character all its own is the disused Viaduto Paulo de Frontin, located in Vera Cruz in the municipality of Miguel Pereira and accessible on foot. Its former purpose and current condition make it quite different from the municipality’s nature and museum attractions. Together, these destinations offer different ways to choose Miguel Pereira according to your interests.
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