The Mário Ribeiro Airport stands four miles to the northeast of the city of Montes Claros in eastern Brazil. It's a small modern local airport with a single terminal building, occupying a flat piece of land on the edge of the city. The airport is mostly surrounded by the grid-patterned streets of Montes Claros' suburbs. If you hire a car at Mário Ribeiro Airport you'll find that it's easy to get into the centre of the city: the BR-251 road leads right into the historic heart of Montes Claros from the airport.
Montes Claros stands in a quiet farming region of rolling hills. Visitors who hire a car at Mário Ribeiro Airport can explore the city's old quarter and its surroundings easily, thanks to a good road system. You'll find five main highways converge here and the city has an efficient ring road system that is unusual for Brazil. The highlight of the area is the Lapa Grande State Park, a hilly wilderness area to the west. The main attraction here is below ground: there are 35 caves and rock formations, an underground river and waterfalls, and ancient rock paintings.
