ABOUT BELO HORIZONTE — IN THE STATE OF MINAS GERAIS — BRAZIL

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 Belo Horizonte is the capital of the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais State, and it is not far from the two best known Brazilian cities - Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. It is a late nineteen century city, planned to be the capital of the State.

Belo Horizonte provides a different natural beauty from the well known one of Rio de Janeiro. It is built on the mountains and still within propitious short distance from forests and water falls, in the National and State Parks such as those of Serra do Cipó and Serra do Rola Moça. It is also close to our old colonial capital, an early eighteenth century town named Ouro Preto, which is a masterpiece of architecture and art declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

In spite of being denominated an industrial city, we are far from being compared with our richest city of São Paulo. On the other hand, with our traditions embedded in agricultural roots, Belo Horizonte keeps a sort of quiet pace which results in a good quality of life for its citizens.

People from Belo Horizonte are friendly; enjoy tourists, and meetings around the kitchen table to talk, or to play and sing, while eating home made cooking. Our culinary traditions reflect Indigenous, European and African origins and it is appreciated in Brazil.

Some internationally known artists are from the State of Minas, such as the rock group Sepultura, the dance group Corpo, and the street theater group Galpão.

Also, the Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitcheck, who built Brasilia was from Minas Gerais. In Minas Gerais was born first organized independence movement, during the Brazilian colonial interlude.

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You can find all information about this city visiting its official website www.belotur.com.br

florHow to reach Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte is located at an inland Brazilian state, Minas Gerais, at the western side of Rio de Janeiro and northern side of Sao Paulo. It is linked by air and bus to all the other South American countries and Brazilian State capitals. It is linked by air directly to Miami (USA) and Lisbon (Portugal).

By Air

The main airport serving Belo Horizonte is the Confins/Tancredo Neves International Airport (popularly called Confins). Flights depart from Confins connecting Belo Horizonte to major Brazilian state capitals.

Belo Horizonte has also a domestic airport, Pampulha Airport. From both of them, there are several local flights connecting Belo Horizonte to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

Confins is situated 26 km (~17,5 miles) away from Belo Horizonte. Car hire services, coach and taxi services are all available at the airport. Taxi's fares for the trip Confins-Belo Horizonte is around 25€.

For further information contact http://www.infraero.gov.br/usa/aero_prev_home.php?ai=207


By Coach Bus

The bus service in Belo Horizonte is organised in order to offer multiple destinations with frequent departures throughout the day. Buses link Belo Horizonte to Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo and other main towns in Brazil, including historical cities as Ouro Preto MG, Tiradentes MG and Diamantina as well. Bus tickets from Rio de Janeiro to Belo Horizonte costs about 30 € and the trip takes 6h 30 min approx.

 

Getting Around Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte has a public transportation system that can be used to travel throughout the city centre and beyond the city limits. Getting around is possible by bus and taxis as both are easily available throughout the city. There are regular and shuttle bus, and tax services between Confins/Tancredo Neves International Airport, Pampulha Airport and the city center.

There are car rental companies branches at the Airports. Cars can also be rented from the downtown branches in Belo Horizonte. The cost of taxi is approximately 4-6 euro for short distances


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