It boasts an obelisk at its center donated by the people of the neighboring Capela Nova do Betim, today the city of Betim, the inhabitants of the state capital, on the occasion of the commemoration of the centenary of the Independence of Brazil, on September 7, 1822.
Ostenta no seu centro un obelisco doado polo pobo da veciña Capela Nova do Betim, hoxe municipio de Betim, aos habitantes da capital mineira, con motivo da conmemoración do Centenario da Independencia do Brasil, en 7 de setembro de 1822.