City Details: Belo Horizonte
A few alternate names for Belo Horizonte are: B.H., BH, BHZ, Bel-Horizonto, Bello Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizontė, Belo Hte, Belo Khorizonte, Belo Orizonte
Belo Horizonte is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of around 2.4 million, and the third largest metropolitan area, containing a population of 6 million. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropolis is anchor to the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area, ranked as the third most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and the 17th most populous in the Americas. Belo Horizonte is the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil's second-most populous state. It is the first planned modern city in Brazil.
General Information
- Official Name: Brazil
- Common Name: Brazil
- Population: 2721564
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -19.92083, -43.93778
- Country Code: BRA
- Continent: South America
Closest Airports to Belo Horizonte
- 1. Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU), distance from city center: 7.86 km
- 2. Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF), distance from city center: 33.15 km
- 3. Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ), distance from city center: 101.66 km
Location of Belo Horizonte
Country Details
- Country: Brazil
- Official Name: Federative Republic of Brazil
- Capital: Brasília
- Region: Americas
- Subregion: South America
- Population: 212,559,409
- Area: 8,515,767 km²
- Languages: Portuguese
- Currency: Brazilian real (R$)
- Timezones: UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC-02:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Holidays in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Brazil for 2026
- Confraternização Universal - 2026-01-01
- Carnaval - 2026-02-16
- Carnaval - 2026-02-17
- Sexta-feira Santa - 2026-04-03
- Domingo de Páscoa - 2026-04-05
- Dia de Tiradentes - 2026-04-21
- Dia do Trabalhador - 2026-05-01
- Corpus Christi - 2026-06-04
- Revolução Constitucionalista de 1932 - 2026-07-09
- Dia da Independência - 2026-09-07
- Nossa Senhora Aparecida - 2026-10-12
- Dia de Finados - 2026-11-02
- Proclamação da República - 2026-11-15
- Dia da Consciência Negra - 2026-11-20
- Natal - 2026-12-25
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Museums in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Memorial Minas Gerais Vale
Praça da Liberdade, Funcionários, Belo Horizonte - MG, 30140-010, Brazil
Coordinates: 19.9312° S, 43.9386° W
Hours: Tu,We,Fr,Sa 10:00-17:30 • Th 10:00-21:30 • Su 10:00-15:30
Museu das Minas e do Metal
Praça da Liberdade, Funcionários, Belo Horizonte - MG, 30140-010, Brazil
Coordinates: 19.9317° S, 43.9389° W
Hours: Tu,We,Th 12:00-18:00 • Th 12:00-22:00 • Sa-Su 12:00-18:00 • Tu[-1] 12:00-17:00, Mo off
Espaço do Conhecimento UFMG
Praça da Liberdade 700, Funcionários, Belo Horizonte - MG, 30140-010, Brazil
Coordinates: 19.9320° S, 43.9389° W
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00, Sa 10:00-21:00, Su 10:00-17:00
Museu Mineiro
Avenida João Pinheiro 342, Funcionários, Belo Horizonte - MG, 30130-180, Brazil
Coordinates: 19.9280° S, 43.9372° W
Hours: Tu-We 10:00-19:00 • Th 12:00-21:00 • Sa-Su 12:00-19:00, Mo off
Museu Histórico Abílio Barreto
Avenida Prudente de Morais 202, Cidade Jardim, Belo Horizonte - MG, 30380-002, Brazil
Coordinates: 19.9366° S, 43.9479° W
Hours: Tu, Fr, Sa, Su 10:00-17:00 • We-Th 10:00-21:00
Museu de Artes e Ofícios
Rua Sapucaí 600, Floresta, Belo Horizonte - MG, 30160-000, Brazil
Coordinates: 19.9163° S, 43.9332° W
Hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-19:00 • Sa-Su 09:00-17:00 • PH 09:00-17:00 • Su off
Edificio Sede MHAB
Avenida Prudente de Morais 202, Cidade Jardim, Belo Horizonte - MG, 30380-002, Brazil
Coordinates: 19.9372° S, 43.9474° W
Hours: We-Mo 10:00-18:00
Museu da Imagem e do Som
Avenida Álvares Cabral 560, Lourdes, Belo Horizonte - MG, 30170-012, Brazil
Coordinates: 19.9269° S, 43.9401° W
Hours: Mo 08:00-18:00 • Tu 09:00-21:00 • We-Fr 08:00-18:00
Casarão histórico do Museu Histórico Abílio Barreto
Rua Bernardo Mascarenhas, Cidade Jardim, Belo Horizonte - MG, 30380-002, Brazil
Coordinates: 19.9366° S, 43.9479° W
Hours: We-Mo 10:00-18:00
Centro de Arte Contemporânea e Fotografia
Avenida Afonso Pena 737, Centro, Belo Horizonte - MG, 30130-905, Brazil
Coordinates: 19.9196° S, 43.9380° W
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:30-21:00
Museu de História Natural da UFMG
Rua Gustavo da Silveira 1035, Ana Lúcia, Belo Horizonte - MG, 31080-057, Brazil
Coordinates: 19.8952° S, 43.9145° W