Belo Horizonte
capital city of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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);
- SKEMA Business School
Culture and Architecture
- (in Portuguese) ARQBH
Sister Cities
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Porto, Portugal (1986)
Milan, Italy
Havana, Cuba
Bethlehem, Palestine
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (2007)
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
Wuxi, China (1996)