Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

Belo Horizonte is a Brazilian city, capital of the state of Minas Gerais. It has, approximately, 2.4 million inhabitants and an area of 330.9 km². It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country.

Colleges and Universities

• Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG);
• Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais (UEMG);
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC-MG);
• Universidade José do Rosário Vellano (UNIFENAS);
• Centro Universitário Newton Paiva;
• Universidade Salgado de Oliveira (UNIVERSO);
• and many others.

Culture and Architecture

• (Portuguese) ARQBH

Sister Cities

• Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Porto, Portugal (1986)
• Milan, Italy
• Havana, Cuba
• Bethlehem, Palestine
• Boston, Massachusetts, United States (2007)
• Fort Lauderdale, United States (2003)
• Newark, New Jersey, United States (2006)
• Masaya, Nicaragua (2002)
• Granada, Spain (1975)
• Minsk, Belarus (1987)
• Luanda, Angola (1968)
• Tegucigalpa, Honduras (2004)
• Zahle, Lebanon (1974)
• Homs, Syria (2001)
• Tripoli, Libya (2003)
• Cuenca, Ecuador (2004)
• Córdoba, Argentina (2007)
• São Paulo, Brazil
• Lisbon, Portugal (2007)
• Wuxi, China (1996)