About the Circuit
The Circuito Liberdade was founded in the year of 2010 through an innovative action of Minas Gerais state government in partnership with private sectors. The historical buildings formerly used by the public administration and located around Praça da Liberdade became spaces for the promotion of the arts, culture and heritage conservation.
Since then, the Circuito Liberdade has overspilled the bounds of Praça da Liberdade and expanded its range of action, integrating other cultural institutions and also creative, educational and tourist initiatives within the boundaries of Avenida do Contorno, that is, the area that corresponds to Belo Horizonte’s original city plan.
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Year 2010
The Circuito Liberdade is consolidated. With the state government’s official transfer to Cidade Administrativa, the historical buildings formerly used by the state secretariats were transformed into the Circuito Cultural Praça da Liberdade through a new public-private initiative.
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Year 2015
The expansion begins. The Circuito expands its range of action by integrating new spaces next to Praça da Liberdade, such as the Avenida João Pinheiro and the Rua da Bahia axes. The Circuito is renamed as Circuito Liberdade.
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Year 2020
Far beyond Praça da Liberdade. The Circuito Liberdade’s role as a major tourist attraction of our state’s capital city is recognized. The Circuito integrates the territory that corresponds to Aarão Reis’s original project for the creation of Belo Horizonte, dated 1897, in which Avenida do Contorno functions as an urban belt.
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Year 2025
15 years of Circuito Liberdade. The Circuito Liberdade is now a collaborative network of spaces dedicated to promoting culture, creativity, tourism and knowledge, which fuels the city’s cultural and leisure scene and welcomes local, national, and international visitors. It is a landmark in Minas Gerais.
Management
Under the administration of Fundação Clóvis Salgado, the Circuito Liberdade has gained life and resources, which enabled the Circuito’s establishment as the largest cultural, tourist, educational and creative ecosystem in Latin America, fully committed to the promotion and accessibility of art and cultural heritage.
The Fundação Clóvis Salgado is an autonomous entity linked to the Culture and Tourism Secretariat of Minas Gerais. It fosters the production and distribution of artistic and cultural activities in the state through partnerships, teaching and research programs across several cultural fields tailored for the state’s population. Click here to learn more about the Fundação.
The Circuito Liberdade is a branch within culture and tourism public policies of Minas Gerais state government, and a successful experience of partnerships between public and private sectors. Joint actions enable the conservation of historical heritage, broaden access to cultural activities, and strengthen connections between the city, tourism, and the creative economy. Circuito Liberdade connects the capital city to smaller towns across the state, and the member institutions embrace a variety of artistic forms, shedding light on widespread cultural expressions in the whole state.
