Belo Horizonte is the third-largest city in Brazil and offers grand boulevards, architectural diversity, 27 parks and 500 plazas, and is recognised as one of the country’s greenest state capitals.

The city has the fourth-highest GDP in Brazil and the fifth-largest industrial park on the continent. It is a capital with one of the highest human development index. Its location in the southeast centre ensures it is around an hour’s flight time from all major state capitals in the country.

Perfect for:

• Vibrant life – markets, restaurants and business events by day, busy bar and nightlife by night
• Artists, musicians, writers and other creatives, plus the Afonso Pena Craft Fair (Sundays)
• Gastronomy, culture and architecture
• Its football stadium

Facts:

• Distance from major Brazilian cities by flight time in minutes: Brasilía 60 m / Cuiabá 140 m / Fortaleza 160 m / Manaus 230 m / Natal 200 m / Porto Alegre 220 m / Recife 160 m / Rio de Janeiro 40 m / Salvador 90 m / São Paulo 60 m
• Distance between destinations: Tancredo Neves International Airport 40 kilometres / Diamantina 305 kilometres / Tiradentes 225 kilometres / Ouro Preto 95 kilometres / São João del Rei 180 kilometres
• Distance to the caves near Belo Horizonte: Maquiné Cave, Cordisburgo 124 kilometres / Lapinha Cave, Lagoa Santa 42 kilometres / Gruta Rei do Mato, Sete Lagoas 79 kilometres / INHOTIM, Brumadinho 60 kilometres / National Park of Serra do Cipó, Jaboticatubas 100 kilometres / National Park of Canasta, São Roque de Minas 328 kilometres / Caraça Sanctuary 120 kilometres