São Lourenço

  • SPRINGS CIRCUIT

    When visiting the park, you can make several strategic stops at natural mineral water sources—each with its own exclusive characteristics and properties.

  • FLORA AND FAUNA

    Nature was particularly generous when it helped to build the São Lourenço Springs Park. A place for renewing energy, enjoying the outdoors, and appreciate the benefits the springs offer. We make it a priority to preserve this space, especially the local flora and fauna. Take in this immense part of nature and explore the best she has to offer!

  • A BLEND OF COLORS AND FLAVORS

    The city’s cuisine is an attraction unto itself—São Lourenço is also known for its wines and cheeses. A perfect combination that is made all the more enjoyable with the city’s welcoming atmosphere.

  • SUNSET WITH HERON

    A veritable show put on by nature. Every day, at sunset, beautiful herons return to the São Lourenço Springs Park.

  • BALNEÁRIO SPA.
    YOUR BODY WILL THANK YOU, AND YOUR MIND, TOO.

    Relaxation. That’s the magic word at the Balneário Spa. Strategically located overlooking the lake, it is the perfect place for visitors of all ages who are seeking well-being.

Our Story

One can’t talk about the city of São Lourenço without talking about the Springs Park. There, it is at the center of everything, along with nature, which helped to create it over a century ago. Since its initial opening, the park has grown, but it has preserved its history and origins: the natural mineral water springs!

Much more than a tourist attraction, the place, which was once the scene of a battle between the native Cataguases and European settlers, is today an attraction to the region, welcoming people from all around the country and abroad, seeking contact with nature and the many health benefits offered by its mineral water springs.

The therapeutic properties of the mineral water that surfaces in the area were not discovered until the 19th century. The news about the spring’s magic, its purity, and the flavor of its waters and their health benefits, quickly spread around the region.

For many reasons, the São Lourenço Springs Park is a can’t-miss stop on your family trip.

It was there, in the 19th century, on João Francisco Viana’s ranch, that a spring of pure and different water was discovered: the water was carbonated and very clear. Owing to the different health benefits attributes to the water, João’s lands were purchased by a commander who built the Cia. das Águas Minerais de São Lourenço.

And it was around this company that the town would homologelop.
A year later a district was created, which would soon become known as the municipality of São Lourenço .

São Lourenço Springs Park contains nine mineral water springs, including the Fonte Oriente, from where the pure, crystalline and naturally carbonated water originates that has been bottled and sold around the country since 1890. The Park offers several natural attractions, including the classical-style spa, which offers therapeutic massages and baths.

São Lourenço timeline

  • 1890
  • 1903
  • 1920
  • 1930
  • 1940
  • 1974
  • 1992
  • 2018
  • 2020
  • 1890

    Company founded

    On June 4 of this year, Companhia das Águas de São Lourenço was founded, although it was only registered on December 9, 1891. The name São Lourenço is in honor of the owners’ father, Lieutenant-Coronel Lourenço Xavier da Veiga.
  • 1891

    The first Mass

    On August 10, the first outdoor mass was held on the property, officiated by the vicar of Carmo do Rio Verde, Canon Antônio Gomes de Faria Nogueira. On November 18, the women of the Veiga family decided to build the chapel for the Bom Jesus do Monte Hermitage.
  • 1892

    The Fonte Oriente spring (carbonated) was the first to be collected; it was opened on August 10 of this year
  • 1895

    A year of improvements

    The lands of Cia. das Águas Minerais de São Lourenço were sold by their owner, João Pedro da Veiga Filho, to entrepreneur Afonso Noronha França, in partnership with José Joaquim da Nova. This year, the bottling building, warehouses, workshops, and bathroom facilities were built.
  • 1903

    The first São Lourenço Church was built

    The Bom Jesus do Monte Hermitage was completed. Newspapers from the time show that the construction of the church, the first one in São Lourenço, started at the back.
  • 1920

    New Management

    Management of Companhia das Águas was transferred to Rio-based company Vieira Mattos & Cia. The new owner was responsible for the expansion of the bottling system and for exporting the water, as well as for the restoration of the carbonated and magnesium-rich springs and for the collection at the iron-rich spring.
  • 1923

    On May 22 of this year, the company’s holdings were transferred to Banco da Lavoura e Comércio do Brasil
  • 1925

    Joint-stock Company

    In November, the company Sociedade Anônima Empresa de Águas São Lourenço was formed, with Achim Ribeiro de Oliveira as president and Manoel Afonso Alves as vice president.
  • 1927

    A new municipality

    In May of this year, a campaign was run to build a staircase to facilitate access to the Bom Jesus do Monte Hermitage, replacing the dirt ramp. The work was completed that same year. São Lourenço was elevated to the category of municipality on April 1 of this year.
  • 1929

    Opening of the Vichy Source

    Under the management of Commander Francisco de Souza Costa, the company underwent a modernization phase. It demarcated a protection area around the mineral springs, built catchments for new springs, executed landscaping and sanitation projects, built an artificial lake, and constructed a catchment for the alkaline spring, with the main one being the Vichy Spring.
  • 1935

    Innovation in management

    Portuguese entrepreneur Jayme Lino da Cunha Sotto Maior is named manager of Cia. das Águas; he introduces new strategies in advertising and product sales and signs an agreement with the railroad for exclusive use of two railcars for transport of mineral waters. “O Balneário”—a hydrotherapeutic center—opens on April 26.
  • 1936 to 1938

    Getúlio Vargas

    Then-president Getúlio Vargas paid regular visits to São Lourenço. During one of his visits, he planted a seedling of a brazilwood (Brazil’s national tree).
  • 1947

    Use of locomotives

    Under the management of Átila Carvalhaes Pinheiro, crates of water started to be transported by small gas-driven locomotives (replacing the use of animals).
  • 1948

    Inauguration of the cathedral

    São Lourenço was dedicated on December 25 of this year. The church accommodated a congregation of a size in line with the growth of the municipality, whereas the Senhor Jesus do Monte Hermitage was a chapel.
  • 1974

    Acquisition by Perrier

    Empresa de Águas São Lourenço was acquired by the multinational Perrier. Due to the growing number of visitors, the company acquired an area equivalent to 90,000 m2 (22 acres), where it built Parque II (opened in 1986).
  • 1992

    Purchase by Nestlé Waters

    The company Nestlé Waters acquired the Perrier Group and took on the management of São Lourenço Springs Park.
  • 2018

    Minalba Brasil

    A member of the Edson Queiroz Group, 100% Brazilian-owned, Minalba Brasil acquired the water division of Nestlé Waters Brasil, thus taking on the São Lourenço brand.
  • 2020

    The 130th anniversary of São Lourenço water. Our craving doesn’t quit!

Park attractions

We all want to keep our bodies active and our minds healthy, don’t we? With this in mind, we have several options so you can keep doing your daily run, or explore something new, like rugby or volleyball. Why not?



MINERAL WATER SPRING

WALKS

BIKING

JOGGING

SPORTS

Volleyball, rugby, futsal

SLACKLINE

SENIORS’ GYM

BALNEÁRIO SPA

Massages, baths, saunas, and relaxation

A world of attractions to revitalize and reenergize body and mind! Explore mindfulness with meditation or take some time to enjoy the Japanese Garden—the important thing is to relax!



ENERGY STONES 1, 2 AND 3

ISLAND OF LOVE CRYSTAL

ZEN MEDITATION SPACE

JAPANESE GARDEN

Churches are buildings that are not only beautiful, but that always bring us something good—each one with its on particularity, whether because of when or where it was built. Get to know the churches in the city of São Lourenço!



SÃO LOURENÇO CHAPEL

THE GROTTO OF NOSSA SENHORA DOS REMÉDIOS

IMAGE OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Here, we offer activities for visitors of all ages and tastes! Take beautiful pictures and have unforgettable moments with the attractions in this circuit, which is full of love.



PEDALBOAT RIDE AROUND THE LAGOON OF LOVE

BOAT THERAPY

BRAZILWOOD TRAIL

CHILDREN’S PARK

HAMMOCK AREA

VISIT TO THE ISLAND OF LOVE

Boat ride

São Lourenço Springs Park Calendar

Today, the park is :

ABERTO

November 2024

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Special event

Detalhes do Evento Especial:

Show do Nome do Cantor Famoso

À partir das 17:30hs
Informações: (00) 5555 5555
Ingressos: www.ingresso.com

Located in the south of Minas Gerais State, surrounded by nature, the São Lourenço Springs Park is waiting for you to come have amazing experiences. Come visit!

Praça João s/n – Centro – São Lourenço – MG
Monday through Sunday - from 8 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.

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