The lagoon
The lake near the centre is the defining shape of the map, an open pale area ringed by streets that bend to follow its shoreline rather than cutting across it.
Tabula geographica minimalis · Brazil
19.6301° S / 43.9009° W
A town drawn around its own lake, with streets following the shoreline and limestone country opening out beyond the edges.





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In pariete



Tabula
From above, Lagoa Santa is organised around the water that gave it its name. A broad lagoon sits close to the centre, and the older streets trace its edge before giving way to newer blocks that spread outward. On a map the lake reads as a clean pale shape held by fine black lines, a natural focal point that gives the whole composition a calm centre of gravity.
The town lies a short drive north of Belo Horizonte, within the metropolitan region of Minas Gerais, and the runways of Confins international airport sit close by. A few long roads link the lakeside centre with the airport and the state capital, so the plan shows a compact core pulled outward along several arteries, with quieter residential grids filling the spaces between them.
The surrounding limestone country is known for its caves. The Danish naturalist Peter Wilhelm Lund settled here in the nineteenth century to study the region's fossils, and the karst around Lagoa Santa later yielded the skull known as Luzia, among the oldest human remains found in the Americas. A Lagoa Santa map poster keeps the lake at its heart and lets that deep past frame the modern town.
The lake near the centre is the defining shape of the map, an open pale area ringed by streets that bend to follow its shoreline rather than cutting across it.
Long routes run from the lakeside core toward Belo Horizonte and the airport, drawing strong lines across the sheet that show how the town connects to the wider region.
Beyond the built-up area the street pattern thins quickly, hinting at the limestone landscape of caves and hills that made the district a landmark in South American archaeology.
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Cur Lagoa Santa
A map of Lagoa Santa suits anyone who has lived by the lake, flown in through Confins or spent time in the caves nearby. It is a quiet, balanced image, with water at the centre, that works as easily in a hallway as above a desk.
You can change the title, subtitle and coordinates line to mark a date or a family name, and choose from five styles: Classic black and white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. The digital files cost $9 and cover six print sizes, or you can order a printed poster.
Eme tabulam Lagoa Santa| Magnitudo impressionis | Resolutio | Fasciculi |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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In vicinia