Visited in Nov 2018 as a day trip from Belo Horizonte. Due to disappointingly frustrating bus connections to the other neighbouring towns, this is the best way to visit. There are buses almost hourly throughout the day to BH though.

With that in mind, it is worth the trip out. The church is nice, but The Prophets are fantastic and really set the site apart. The best approach is to come up the steep hill on foot, passing the chapels and building up to the Prophets above to get the full effect of their majesty and power and overall setting as it was intended.

Unfortunately there isn't much else in Congonhas worth lingering for so make sure you have an exit strategy, however you arrive.