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Savassi

Coordinates: 19°56′06″S 43°56′01″W / 19.93500°S 43.93361°W / -19.93500; -43.93361
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Savassi is a neighborhood in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It is in the central-south zone of the city. It has many bars, nightclubs, and restaurants.[1] It has a busy and well developed shopping district and several shopping malls.[2] Savassi is one of the most prestigious areas in Belo Horizonte. It used to be a region inside the traditional and wealthy Funcionários neighborhood. In 2006, it was changed by the Town House before the meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank, which happened the same year.

19°56′06″S 43°56′01″W / 19.93500°S 43.93361°W / -19.93500; -43.93361

References

  1. Alex Robinson; Gardenia Robinson. Brazil Handbook (Bath: Footprint; Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 2011), p. 248
  2. Regis St Louis; et al, Brazil (Footscray, VIC; Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet, 2010), p. 240