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Park
Barreiro Complex
Hydromineral spa about 5 km from Araxá town center, state‑listed, with a lake, woodlands, gardens by Burle Marx, Fonte Andrade Júnior (sulfurous water) and Fonte Dona Beja (radioactive water).
Minas Gerais · Brazil
Araxá
In the destination Nascentes das Gerais e Canastra.
In the photo: View of Araxá town center
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from Araxá.
Araxá, in the Alto Paranaíba, is a hydrothermal spa town known for the sulfurous and radioactive waters of the Complexo do Barreiro, about 5 km from the center, where the Fonte Dona Beja, Fonte Andrade Júnior, the lake and the 1940s thermal complex with gardens by Burle Marx are located. The town preserves the memory of Dona Beja, a 19th‑century figure, and is land of Minas cheeses and sweets.
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What to see in Araxá
Spring
Dona Beja Fountain
Radioactive water spring of the Barreiro, in a stylized grotto with white and blue tiles depicting Dona Beja’s legendary baths and, in front, a cascade of shower heads. From the top of the stairs you can see the lake.