- Nestled in the heart of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte stands as Brazil’s sixth-largest city, blending its rich cultural heritage with a vibrant contemporary vibe.
- The first of Brazil’s planned cities, Belo Horizonte occupies a wide plateau encircled by the Curral del Rey Mountains.
- The city proper of Belo Horizonte is the sixth-largest in Brazil. It is a well-planned city with many parks and museums, but is often ignored by tourists because of its...
- Meaning ‘beautiful horizon’, Belo Horizonte is named after the lush mountains that encircle this hillside destination. The first of Brazil’s planned cities...
- Known to locals as Beagá (pronounced 'bay-ah-gah', Portuguese for BH), Belo Horizonte was named for its beautiful view of nearby mountains.
- The first settlers in what is now Belo Horizonte (map), Brazil‘s sixth largest city, were so in awe of the horizon, with the peaks of mountains in all directions...
- Belo Horizonte is Brazil’s sixth-largest city, the center of its third-largest urban area and the capital of the state of Minas Gerais.
- It lies around 40 miles from Belo Horizonte Brazil and is spread over 3,000 acres of natural forest and contains many beautiful gardens.
- Belo Horizonte | Brazil | Travel Guide.