After five months closed due to the pandemic, the parks of Belo Horizonte begin to reopen this Saturday | Minas Gerais

Only those who have previously booked through the city council website can access the green spaces.

1. Mangabeiras Park (entrance through the south door: Avenida José de Patrocínio Pontes, 580 – Mangabeiras)
2. Américo Renné Giannetti Municipal Park (entrance by Avenida Afonso Pena, 1377 – Centro)
3. Municipal Park Fazenda Lagoa do Nado (entrance by Rua Ministro Hermenegildo de Barros, 904, Itapoã neighborhood)
4. Royal Park (entrance by Rua Três Mil e Seventa E Quatro, 201 – Paulo VI)
5. Jacques Cousteau Municipal Park (entrance by Rua Augusto José dos Santos, 366 – Estrela do Oriente)
6. Our Lady of Mercy Park (entrance from Rua Rubens de Souza Pimentel, 750 – Bairro Aarão Reis)

The decision to gradually reopen all public parks in the capital was announced on August 20 by Mayor Alexandre Kalil (PSD). They can work Thursday to Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., by appointment (see all the rules below).

According to the Municipal Parks and Zoobotany Foundation, “soon, other green areas will also resume their operation, gradually and progressively, according to epidemiological indicators.”

The folder recalled that “the gradual reopening of the parks does not represent a return to normality, but rather as a complement to the measures to promote the health and quality of life of people at this time of the pandemic ”.

And he stressed that, although some of the spaces are open to the population, “contamination risks are not ruled out and therefore each visitor must adopt all individual safety measures, such as the use of a mask (mandatory throughout the entire stay in the park), frequent hand hygiene and maintaining a safe distance – 2 meters , preferably – from other people. ”

Entrance to the parks will be made exclusively programming online, through the website www.pbh.gov.br/servicos, looking for the option looking for “Scheduling visits to the parks”.

The scheduling of the visits will be carried out by time slots, which will prevent many people from arriving at the park at the same time, which can cause queues or crowds.

There will be a limited number of visitors per day. This maximum capacity is related to the specific public use area of ​​each park, even with a more conservative dimension in that first moment, as an additional precautionary measure.

The protocol for the operation of the parks was published in the “Official Gazette of the Municipality” on Thursday (27).

Among the rules of the protocol are the mandatory use of masks, the safety distance between people, the demarcation of the floor to avoid crowds, the recommendation that people in the risk group do not go to the parks, the limitation of the number of people in the bathrooms, among others. CLICK HERE to access the entire protocol.

At the park concierge, all visitors will see their body temperature. In case of fever, they will be advised to seek medical assistance and will not be able to visit that day.

70% alcohol will be available for hand hygiene at the entrance and in some parts of the parks.

Some areas and spaces of the parks will be temporarily suspended from use, such as courts, skate parks, playgrounds, and fitness equipment. The holding of events and the walk with pets – in the parks where the activity was allowed – will be suspended for the moment.

The city recommends that people visit the parks closest to their homes. And that each person bring their own snack and water to hydrate themselves – or a bottle for individual use, since the drinkers can only be used to fill containers (not for direct consumption with an inclined jet).

Other activities that were also authorized to operate in BH:

• Public places: Five of the 772 squares in the capital closed since March have been able to reopen. They are: Praça da Liberdade, Praça JK, Praça do Papa, Praça da Assembleia and Lagoa Seca. The edge of Lagoa da Pampulha, which was closed on weekends and holidays, may also be open to the population immediately.
• Bars, restaurants, ice cream parlors and coffee shops: Monday to Friday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., without sale of alcohol. Shopping center food court: from 12 pm to 3 pm for consumption on site. No day and time restriction in case of food delivery or pick-up to take home. See the protocols to follow.
• Malls: Monday to Friday, from 12pm to 8pm. Feeding square: from 12 pm to 3 pm for consumption on site. No day and time restriction in case of food delivery or pick-up to take home.
• Beauty salons (hairdressers, manicures and pedicures): Tuesday to Friday, from 11am to 8pm; Saturday, from 9 am to 5 pm; in shopping centers, from 12 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Street establishments, shopping malls and shopping galleries: Monday to Friday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• The wholesale trade in the retail chain includes: Monday to Friday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Outdoor activities: every day between 2 pm and 11:59 pm.
• The bakery: 5 am to 9 pm
• Dairy and cold retail trade: 7 am to 9 pm
• Butchers and Fishmongers: 7 am to 9 pm
• Horticulture: 7 am to 9 pm
• Mini-markets, supermarkets and warehouses: 7 am to 9 pm
• Supermarkets and hypermarkets: 7 am to 9 pm
• Pharmaceutical items: No time restriction
• Pharmaceutical items with formula manipulation: No time restriction
• Retail trade of optical items: No time restriction
• Medical and orthopedic items: No time restriction
• Paints, solvents and materials for painting: 7 am to 9 pm
• Electrical and hydraulic equipment, glass and hardware: 7 am to 9 pm
• Wood: 7 am to 9 pm
• General construction material: 7 am to 9 pm
• Fuels for motor vehicles: No time restriction
• Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories: 8 a. M. At 5 p. M.
• Retail trade of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG): No time restriction
• Wholesale trade in the chain of retail activities in the control phase: 5 a. M. At 5 p. M.
• Banking agencies: credit, insurance, capitalization, trading and management of real estate institutions: No time restriction
• Lottery houses: No time restriction
• Post and telegraph: No time restriction
• Trade of medicines for animals: No time restriction
• Service activities and services for collective use, except those specified in art. 2 of Decree No. 17,328, of April 8, 2020: No time restriction
• Industrial activities: No time restriction
• Newspaper stand: No time restriction

Starting next week:

• Academies – from 31/08: No restriction on time and working days. By appointment and 1 person every 7m².
• Beauty clinics – from 31/08: Tuesday to Friday, from 11am to 8pm; Saturday, from 9 am to 5 pm; in shopping centers, Monday through Friday, from 12:00 to 20:00.
• Bars and restaurants – from 04/09: Monday to Thursday, from 11 am to 3 pm, without sale of alcoholic beverages (it maintains what was already valid from 8/24); On Friday, from 11am to 10pm, with sale of alcoholic beverages from 5pm; Saturdays and Sundays, from 11 am to 10 pm, with sale of alcoholic beverages throughout the period.

The following activities are not yet covered in any of the phases and are still under study when it would be safer to return:

• Concert halls and shows of any kind;
• Discos, dance clubs, dance halls;
• Houses for parties and events;
• Cinemas and theaters;
• Service clubs;
• Amusement parks and theme parks;
• Free fairs
• Authorizations for events in public properties and places;
• Real estate fair authorizations;
• Authorizations for circus and amusement park activities.
• Schools

All the history of reopening, the protocols and the current rules can be followed on the town hall page. In it, businessmen and entrepreneurs can check if their establishment is authorized to operate on the date of the consultation and all the necessary guidelines. The search can be carried out by the code or description of the National Classification of Economic Activities (CNAE) or by the group of activities.