Editing Sete Lagoas (section)

==Sports==
[[:pt:Bela Vista Futebol Clube (Minas Gerais)|Bela Vista Futebol Clube]] is one of 4 relevant [[association football|football]] team in the city. Also is known for being the only football team from Sete Lagoas to tour over Europe in the 1959.  Despite severe issues throughout the tour, the club reached some highlights scores in matches such as against [[Real Madrid]] in [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]].

[[Democrata Futebol Clube]] is a [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in Sete Lagoas. The club plays its home matches at the [[Arena do Jacaré]] ("Alligator Arena", so named because of Democrata's mascot; the official name is Joaquim Henrique Nogueira stadium).

Both teams used to play the traditional "sete-lagoano" derby being a very famous and known as the "Clássico dos sertões" ( Countryside's Derby ). An interesting fact about both was its old home arenas: it was only one block distance from each, which was an extra spice for the rivality. The old Democrata's Arena was demolished, but the original and glorious BV arena is still there.

In 2010 and 2011, Arena do Jacaré served as a home stadium for [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]], [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] and [[América Mineiro|América-MG]],  as both [[Belo Horizonte]] stadia - [[Mineirão]] and [[Arena Independência|Independência]] - were going through reforms.

Other smaller, but very competitive clubs are [[Ideal Sport Club]], [[América Futebol Clube (Sete Lagoas)|América Futebol Clube]].