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Located in the eastern part of the capital, Santa Tereza is one of the largest cultural centers in the city. Also known for the intense nightlife, due to the various bars and restaurants, the place is constantly the scene of shows, shows and events. The Plaza Duque de Caxias (the popular Plaza de Santa Tereza) is practically the heart of the neighborhood. Focus of traditional and familiar routines, the square receives most of the neighborhood events.
The neighborhood is also world famous for revealing great musical talents. Among them, the bands Sepultura and Skank and the movement Clube da Esquina. The latter, created from a joke among friends who sat at the corner of the streets Divinópolis and Paraisópolis with guitars in hand to talk, compose, exchange ideas and have fun. Among these young people who were in the most famous corner of Belo Horizonte, names such as Milton Nascimento, Lô Borges, Beto Guedes, Fernando Brant and others no less important to the history of world popular music