Travel to Brazil

Belo Horizonte city

The city is often referred to as BH, which is pronunciated as "Beagá". Created to replace Ouro Preto as the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte is one of the few Brazilian towns that were planned (other major cities which were planned before construction are Brasilia and Palmas). Situated at an altitude of 858.3 metres, its construction began in 1893 and it was inaugurated four years later with the name Cidade de Minas Gerais. In planning it, the engineers, Aarão Reis and Francisco Bicalho, found their inspiration in the town plan of Washington DC (USA).

Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte, a Portuguese name meaning "beautiful horizon", is the third largest metropolitan area in Brazil. You'll find this city at about 2/3 of the way from Brasilia to Rio. It is the capital of Minas Gerais state. The name means Beautiful Horizon. The city of Belo Horizonte was completely built on a plan corresponding to that of Washington D.C., with a very long highway circling the whole city. It is considered to be one of the cities with the best quality of life in Latin America. Belo Horizonte was founded in 1897 and is Brazil’s third largest city with a population of some 2.5 million inhabitants and over 5.1 million inhabitants in metropolitan area. The city is also a leading cultural center, with more than three universities, a historical museum, numerous libraries, and sports stadiums. Belo is built on several hills and completely surrounded by mountains. The constant rising and falling of the streets sometimes makes navigation a bit tricky, but the wide avenues lined with trees are always easy guidelines. Unfortunately, the growth of the population has been bigger than anticipated 100 years ago. So there's a lot of poorly built architecture and slums, but also still some excellent colonial buildings.

Have fun in Belo Horizonte

You will LOVE this place! It has everything you may want - from natural areas (outside the city) to the urban settings. Beings, Savassi is the heart of the nightlife! It has lots of cool places to go to: Flashback (forró), Pop Rock Cafe (nightclub), 17 (for the minors), Stadt Jever (a German bar), 7 & 8 (forró), Liverpool Pub(nightclub), Koyote(bar), Mullan(oriental food), Kauhana(pizza place), Afrodick(jamaican bar) among others that are waitting for you to find them! But savassi isn't the only place that has awesome stuff .you have to come to this city and search for yourselves the best places; the finest bars.nightclubs,etc, are hidden in the city, waiting to unlock the treassure chest! If you are into History and Arts, Belo Horizonte is THE city,check out the Palaçio das Artes (Palace of the Arts); nearly every night there is an exibition, a poetry reading, an independent band giving a show, opera, and the like!